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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.2

3h 9m

2018

Synopsis

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.

Director

Takahisa Zeze

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DramaHistory

anarchistsumotaisho period

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Cast & Crew

Mai Kiryu

Mai Kiryu

as Tomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

as Tamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

as Tetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro Sato

Kanichiro Sato

as Daijiro Furuta

Yoko Kamon

Yoko Kamon

as Mitsu Tamatsubaki

Maki Maehara

as Tsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Ai Nishina

as Maki Wakanishiki

Yuki Tashiro

as Matsu Hagurosakura

Kanako Mochida

Kanako Mochida

as Yoshi Kotenryu

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