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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 3H 9M

Director : Takahisa Zeze
Writer : Takahisa Zeze, Toranosuke Aizawa

Synopsis

After the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, a troupe of female sumo wrestlers arrive in Tokyo.

Actors

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

Crews

Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Takahisa Zeze
Takahisa Zeze
Screenplay
Toranosuke Aizawa
Toranosuke Aizawa
Screenplay
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Director of Photography
Ryo Hayano
Ryo Hayano
Editor
Kazunao Sakaguchi
Kazunao Sakaguchi
Producer
Miyuki Takamatsu
Miyuki Takamatsu
Producer
Goro Yasukawa
Goro Yasukawa
Original Music Composer
Emiko Tsuyuki
Emiko Tsuyuki
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

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