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The Chrysanthemum
and the Guillotine
Poster
Directed byTakahisa Zeze
Screenplay byTakahisa Zeze,
Toranosuke Aizawa
Produced byKazunao Sakaguchi
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine is a 2018 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.

The film won the Busan Film Festival's Bright East Films Award while in production in 2016. The film premiered in North America during New York City's 2019 CineCina film festival.

Plot

After the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, Tomoyo Hanagiku runs away from her abusive husband and joins a women's sumo group. She meets a group of young people a part of an anarchist group called the Guillotine Association, and connect over shared ideas of an equal and free society. To earn money, Tomoyo tours the country with the sumo group she joined by doing shows.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Director of film on women's sumo hopes to show the sport's diversity". Mainichi Daily News. July 22, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. Szalai, Georg (October 24, 2018). "Tokyo Film Fest Spotlights Female Sumo Wrestlers, Punk Samurai". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. Kil, Sonia (October 11, 2016). "Edwin, Jang Kun-Jae Head Asian Project Market Winners". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. Hyo-won, Lee (October 12, 2016). "Busan: Asian Project Market Awards Go to Region's Top Indie Filmmakers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. Rizov, Vadim (October 23, 2019). "CineCina Film Festival Announces Second Edition Line-Up". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. Kotzathanasis, Panos (December 12, 2018). "Review: The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine by Takahisa Zeze". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

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