Thriller ·Crime · Japan · 2013 · 2h 5m

Shield of Straw

藁の楯 わらのたて

Shield of Straw poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Nanako Matsushima as Atsuko Shiraiwa Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kunihide Kiyomaru Takao Osawa as Kazuki Mekari Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ninagawa Masatô Ibu as Kenji Sekiya Goro Kishitani as Takeshi Okumura
Crew
Nobuyasu Kita — Director of Photography Kenji Yamashita — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Tamio Hayashi — Screenplay Kazuhiro Kiuchi — Novel Shigeji Maeda — Producer
Synopsis

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing.

Trailer Shield of Straw — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookrevengemurdererkillerpsycho killermoral dilemmamurder suspectmanhuntmob justicesuspensesecurity policeaction thriller
Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Nobuyasu Kita Director of Photography Kenji Yamashita Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Tamio Hayashi Screenplay Kazuhiro Kiuchi Novel Shigeji Maeda Producer Misako Saka Producer Naoaki Kitajima Producer
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