The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)

July 7th, 20183h 9min

Drama, History
62%

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.


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