The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine is a 2018 film directed by Takahisa Zeze about women's sumo wrestling and anarchism after the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake.
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| Directed by | Takahisa Zeze |
| Screenplay by | Takahisa Zeze, Toranosuke Aizawa |
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The film won the Busan Film Festival's Bright East Films Award while in production in 2016.[1][2] The film premiered in North America during New York City's 2019 CineCina film festival.[3]
See also
References
- Kil, Sonia (October 11, 2016). "Edwin, Jang Kun-Jae Head Asian Project Market Winners". Variety. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- 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.
- Rizov, Vadim (October 23, 2019). "CineCina Film Festival Announces Second Edition Line-Up". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
Further reading
- Coppola, Antoine (2021). Dictionnaire du cinéma coréen (in French). Nouveau Monde Editions. p. 740. ISBN 978-2-38094-183-8.
- "Director of film on women's sumo hopes to show the sport's diversity". Mainichi Daily News. July 22, 2018.
- Schilling, Mark (July 10, 2018). "'The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine': A sumo subplot stands out in a crowded film". The Japan Times. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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