The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (Mad Men)

"**The Chrysanthemum and the Sword**"
"The Chrysanthemum and the Sword"
Mad Men episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 5
Directed by	Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by	Erin Levy
Original air date	August 22, 2010
Running time	48 minutes
Guest appearances
	Patricia Bethune as Edna Keener; Cara Buono as Faye Miller; Anna Camp as Bethany van Nuys; Randee Heller as Miss Blankenship; Sab Shimono as Ichiro Kamura;
Episode chronology
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"The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Mad Men, and the 44th overall episode of the series. It was written by Erin Levy and directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, and it originally aired on the AMC channel in the United States on August 22, 2010.