The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

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.

Director: Takahisa Zeze

Cast

Mai Kiryu

Tomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Tamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Tetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro Sato

Daijiro Furuta

Yoko Kamon

Mitsu Tamatsubaki

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Maki Maehara

Tsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Maki Wakanishiki

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Yuki Tashiro

Matsu Hagurosakura

Kanako Mochida

Yoshi Kotenryu

Miho Harita

Ushi Yonaguni