The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018)
August 17, 2023 1:47 PM - Subscribe
[TRAILER] 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.
Starring Mai Kiryu, Hanae Kan, Masahiro Higashide, Kanichiro Sato.
Directed and co-written by Takahisa Zeze.
An average rating of 3.4/5 on Letterboxd.
Currently streaming in the US on Amazon Prime. JustWatch.
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Starring Mai Kiryu, Hanae Kan, Masahiro Higashide, Kanichiro Sato.
Directed and co-written by Takahisa Zeze.
An average rating of 3.4/5 on Letterboxd.
Currently streaming in the US on Amazon Prime. JustWatch.
Soliloquy was kind enough to support MeFi with a donation. Their request was for six Japanese historical dramas about women. I'll be using the tag #Josei
Donate $25 or more to MeFi and you can MeMail me a request for a themed day of your own. I'll fill up the sidebar on FF with six movies that fit your theme.
maybe a good pairing with Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff's podcast episodes on Japanese Anarchist Women Who Kept Trying to Kill Emperors: part one, part two
posted by okonomichiyaki at 6:26 AM on August 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by okonomichiyaki at 6:26 AM on August 18, 2023 [1 favorite]
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Also: "Guillotine Society" is an excellent username and it's right there.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:30 PM on August 17, 2023