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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

6.2 / 10 6.2 2018 3h 9m

DramaHistory

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.

Directed by Takahisa Zeze

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Mai Kiryu

Mai KiryuTomoyo Hanakiku

Hanae Kan

Hanae KanTamae Tokachigawa

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro HigashideTetsu Nakahama

Kanichiro

KanichiroDaijiro Furuta

Yoko Kamon

Yoko KamonMitsu Tamatsubaki

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Maki MaeharaTsune Umenosato

Ai Nishina

Ai NishinaMaki Wakanishiki

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Yuki TashiroMatsu Hagurosakura