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MOVIE

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

Name: The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2018-07-07
Cast: Mai Kiryu, Hanae Kan, Masahiro Higashide, Kanichiro Sato, Yoko Kamon

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.

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 … + more