The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
After the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, a troupe of female sumo wrestlers arrive in Tokyo.
Genre: Drama
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Actors: Hanae Kan, Kanako Mochida, Kanichiro, Maho Yamada, Mai Kiryu, Masahiro Higashide, Miho Harita, Yôko Kamon
Country: Japan
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