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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

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📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 2018-07-07
⌚ Running Time: 189 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Mai Kiryu original image
Tomoyo Hanakiku
Mai Kiryu
Hanae Kan original image
Tamae Tokachigawa
Hanae Kan
Masahiro Higashide original image
Tetsu Nakahama
Masahiro Higashide
Kanichiro Sato original image
Daijiro Furuta
Kanichiro Sato
Yôko Kamon original image
Mitsu Tamatsubaki
Yôko Kamon
Maki Maehara original image
Tsune Umenosato
Maki Maehara
Ai Nishina original image
Maki Wakanishiki
Ai Nishina
Yuki Tashiro original image
Matsu Hagurosakura
Yuki Tashiro
Kanako Mochida original image
Yoshi Kotenryu
Kanako Mochida
Miho Harita original image
Ushi Yonaguni
Miho Harita
Maho Yamada original image
Haru Kozakura
Maho Yamada
Ayaka Onishi original image
Katsu Katsutora
Ayaka Onishi
Misa Wada original image
Kiyo Hideriyama
Misa Wada
Jun Seno original image
Sen Mogamigawa
Jun Seno
Kaho Harada original image
2 generation Kozakura
Kaho Harada
Gôichi Mine original image
Sanji
Gôichi Mine
Kiyohiko Shibukawa original image
Tamasaburo Iwaki
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Ryo Ikeda original image
Kozo Kawai
Ryo Ikeda
Tomokoi Kimura original image
Maichi Naka
Tomokoi Kimura
Kaoru Iida original image
Yoshio Ogawa
Kaoru Iida
Ryuju Kobayashi original image
Yunoshin Tanaka
Ryuju Kobayashi
Taiga Komizu original image
Jiro Konishi
Taiga Komizu
Kuu Izima original image
Gentaro Uchida
Kuu Izima
Ryunosuke Azuma original image
Eikichi Shigeno
Ryunosuke Azuma
Toshimitsu Kokido original image
Sakae Osugi
Toshimitsu Kokido
Takashi Yamanaka original image
Kyutaro Wada
Takashi Yamanaka
Arata Iura original image
Genjiro Muraki
Arata Iura
Shima Onishi original image
Daigoro Iioka
Shima Onishi
Sankichi Kawamoto original image
Sakichi
Sankichi Kawamoto
Haruki Takano original image
Kichiji
Haruki Takano
Kyūsaku Shimada original image
Hanbee Tanaka
Kyūsaku Shimada
Kensaku Watanabe original image
Mizushima
Kensaku Watanabe
Shohei Uno original image
Kazuo Morimoto
Shohei Uno
Takuji Suzuki original image
Sakanauri no Otoya
Takuji Suzuki
Tatsushi Ōmori original image
Matsutaro Shoriki
Tatsushi Ōmori
Atsushi Shinohara original image
Sadao
Atsushi Shinohara
Shun Sugata original image
Maruman, Police Chief
Shun Sugata
Yohta Kawase original image
Kantaro Sakata, the Sponsor
Yohta Kawase
Zenki Aramaki original image
Keiji Kurachi
Zenki Aramaki
Masatoshi Nagase original image
Narrator
Masatoshi Nagase

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