The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.2(9 votes)
2018
3h 9m
Drama
History

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.

Production

Stance Company, Kokuei Company

Cast

Mai Kiryu

Mai Kiryu

Tomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Tamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Tetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro Sato

Kanichiro Sato

Daijiro Furuta

Yôko Kamon

Yôko Kamon

Mitsu Tamatsubaki

Maki Maehara

Maki Maehara

Tsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Ai Nishina

Maki Wakanishiki

Yuki Tashiro

Yuki Tashiro

Matsu Hagurosakura

Kanako Mochida

Kanako Mochida

Yoshi Kotenryu

Miho Harita

Miho Harita

Ushi Yonaguni

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