---
title: 'The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takahisa Zeze'
released: '2018-07-07'
runtime_minutes: 189
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chrysanthemum-and-the-guillotine-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6178388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)

2018 · 189 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 菊とギロチン

## Synopsis

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine  is a 2018 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze about women's sumo wrestling and anarchism after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. The film was produced by Kazunao Sakaguchi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takahisa Zeze](https://cinepixo.com/people/takahisa-zeze)
- **Screenplay:** [Takahisa Zeze](https://cinepixo.com/people/takahisa-zeze), [Toranosuke Aizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/toranosuke-aizawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gorō Yasukawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/goro-yasukawa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Atsuhiro Nabeshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/atsuhiro-nabeshima)
- **Editor:** [Ryō Hayano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryo-hayano)

## Cast

- [Kanichiro Sato](https://cinepixo.com/people/kanichiro-sato) as 古田大次郎
- [Hanae Kan](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanae-kan) as 十勝川たまえ
- [Mai Kiryu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mai-kiryu) as 花菊ともよ
- [Masahiro Higashide](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-higashide) as Tomioka Makoto

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