Jul 07, 2018
189 min
Full-HD

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)

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.

Category

Drama History

Country

Japan

Companies

Stance Company Kokuei Company

Mai Kiryu

Tomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Tamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Tetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro Sato

Daijiro Furuta

Yoko Kamon

Mitsu Tamatsubaki

Maki Maehara

Tsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Maki Wakanishiki

Yuki Tashiro

Matsu Hagurosakura

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