Drama ·History · Japan · 2018 · 3h 9m

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

菊とギロチン

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine poster
Director
Takahisa Zeze
Cast
Mai Kiryu as Tomoyo Hanakiku Hanae Kan as Tamae Tokachigawa Masahiro Higashide as Tetsu Nakahama Kanichiro Sato as Daijiro Furuta Yoko Kamon as Mitsu Tamatsubaki Maki Maehara as Tsune Umenosato
Crew
Atsuhiro Nabeshima — Director of Photography Ryo Hayano — Editor Goro Yasukawa — Original Music Composer Toranosuke Aizawa — Screenplay Takahisa Zeze — Screenplay Kazunao Sakaguchi — Producer
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.

Trailer The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
anarchistsumotaisho period
Key Collaborators
Takahisa Zeze Director Atsuhiro Nabeshima Director of Photography Ryo Hayano Editor Goro Yasukawa Original Music Composer Toranosuke Aizawa Screenplay Takahisa Zeze Screenplay Kazunao Sakaguchi Producer Miyuki Takamatsu Producer Emiko Tsuyuki Production Design
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