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Shield of Straw
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Shield of Straw

2013-04-25 · 125 min · ★ 6.4

Thriller · Crime · Action · Drama

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.

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Directors
Takashi Miike
Production companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation, OLM, Warner Bros. Japan, Kodansha, Yahoo! Japan, jeki, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 17,876,628

Top Cast

Nanako MatsushimaNanako MatsushimaAtsuko Shiraiwa
Tatsuya FujiwaraTatsuya FujiwaraKunihide Kiyomaru
Takao OsawaTakao OsawaKazuki Mekari
Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiNinagawa
Masatô IbuMasatô IbuKenji Sekiya
Goro KishitaniGoro KishitaniTakeshi Okumura
Kento NagayamaKento NagayamaMasaki Kamihashi
Hirotaro HondaHirotaro HondaOhki
Kazuya TakahashiKazuya Takahashi
Gō IbukiGō Ibuki
Takuma OtooTakuma Otoo
Kenji Nagae
Wataru ShihôdôWataru Shihôdô
Kazuyoshi OzawaKazuyoshi Ozawa
Yoshiyuki YamaguchiYoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Yasukaze MotomiyaYasukaze Motomiya
Miho NinagawaMiho Ninagawa
Tarō SuwaTarō SuwaTaxi Driver
Daikichi SugawaraDaikichi Sugawara
Masahiko SakataMasahiko Sakata

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