The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

Jul 7, 2018

3h 9m

★ 6.2

Overview

In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Stance Company

Kokuei Company

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine Trailers

Cast

Tomoyo Hanakiku

Mai Kiryu

Tamae Tokachigawa

Hanae Kan

Tetsu Nakahama

Masahiro Higashide

Daijiro Furuta

Kanichiro Sato

Mitsu Tamatsubaki

Yôko Kamon

Tsune Umenosato

Maki Maehara

Maki Wakanishiki

Ai Nishina

Matsu Hagurosakura

Yuki Tashiro

Yoshi Kotenryu

Kanako Mochida

Ushi Yonaguni

Miho Harita

Haru Kozakura

Maho Yamada

Katsu Katsutora

Ayaka Onishi

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