CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 3h 9m

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

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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.

Directed byTakahisa Zeze

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Status
Released
Runtime
3h 9m
Language
JA
Released
July 7, 2018
Studios
Kokuei CompanyStance Company

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Mai Kiryu

Mai Kiryu

Tomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Tamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Tetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro

Kanichiro

Daijiro Furuta

Yoko Kamon

Yoko Kamon

Mitsu Tamatsubaki

Maki Maehara

Tsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Ai Nishina

Maki Wakanishiki

Yuki Tashiro

Matsu Hagurosakura

Kanako Mochida

Kanako Mochida

Yoshi Kotenryu

Miho Harita

Miho Harita

Ushi Yonaguni

Creative team
Directed by
Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Written by
Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Toranosuke Aizawa
Produced by
Miyuki Takamatsu
Kazunao Sakaguchi

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