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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.220183h 9mMovieDramaHistory

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.

DirectorTakahisa Zeze
WritersTakahisa Zeze·Toranosuke Aizawa
ProducersMiyuki Takamatsu·Kazunao Sakaguchi

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Cast · Directed by Takahisa Zeze

MKMai Kiryu
Mai Kiryu
Tomoyo Hanakiku
HKHanae Kan
Hanae Kan
Tamae Tokachigawa
MHMasahiro Higashide
Masahiro Higashide
Tetsu Nakahama
KKanichiro
Kanichiro
Daijiro Furuta
YKYoko Kamon
Yoko Kamon
Mitsu Tamatsubaki
MM
Maki Maehara
Tsune Umenosato
ANAi Nishina
Ai Nishina
Maki Wakanishiki
YT
Yuki Tashiro
Matsu Hagurosakura
KMKanako Mochida
Kanako Mochida
Yoshi Kotenryu
MHMiho Harita
Miho Harita
Ushi Yonaguni
MYMaho Yamada
Maho Yamada
Haru Kozakura
AOAyaka Onishi
Ayaka Onishi
Katsu Katsutora

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