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2018

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

Directed by Takahisa Zeze

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.

Duration

3h 9m

Released

July 7, 2018

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  • Mai Kiryu
  • Hanae Kan
  • Masahiro Higashide
  • Kanichiro Sato
  • Yôko Kamon
  • Maki Maehara
  • Ai Nishina
  • Yuki Tashiro
  • Kanako Mochida

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