
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


Mai Kiryu
Mai Kiryu
Tomoyo Hanakiku
Mai Kiryu
Tomoyo Hanakiku


Hanae Kan
Hanae Kan
Tamae Tokachigawa
Hanae Kan
Tamae Tokachigawa


Masahiro Higashide
Masahiro Higashide
Tetsu Nakahama
Masahiro Higashide
Tetsu Nakahama


Kanichiro
Kanichiro
Daijiro Furuta
Kanichiro
Daijiro Furuta


Yoko Kamon
Yoko Kamon
Mitsu Tamatsubaki
Yoko Kamon
Mitsu Tamatsubaki
Maki Maehara
Maki Maehara
Tsune Umenosato
Maki Maehara
Tsune Umenosato


Ai Nishina
Ai Nishina
Maki Wakanishiki
Ai Nishina
Maki Wakanishiki
Yuki Tashiro
Yuki Tashiro
Matsu Hagurosakura
Yuki Tashiro
Matsu Hagurosakura


Kanako Mochida
Kanako Mochida
Yoshi Kotenryu
Kanako Mochida
Yoshi Kotenryu


Miho Harita
Miho Harita
Ushi Yonaguni
Miho Harita
Ushi Yonaguni
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