Shield of Straw (2013)
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.
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Runtime: 125 min
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Cast
- Nanako Matsushima - Atsuko Shiraiwa
- Tatsuya Fujiwara - Kunihide Kiyomaru
- Takao Osawa - Kazuki Mekari
- Tsutomu Yamazaki - Ninagawa
- Masatô Ibu - Kenji Sekiya
- Goro Kishitani - Takeshi Okumura
- Kento Nagayama - Masaki Kamihashi
- Hirotaro Honda - Ohki
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Gō Ibuki
Screenplay
- Kazuhiro Kiuchi (Novel)
- Tamio Hayashi (Screenplay)
Music: Koji Endo
Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
Editing: Kenji Yamashita
Production: 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
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Box Office: $18M
Original Language: ja
Themes
Serial Killers and Dark Minds
Keywords
killer, psycho killer, murder suspect, security police, bounty, sp
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shield of Straw about?
- 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.
- Who directed Shield of Straw?
- Shield of Straw was directed by Takashi Miike.
- Who stars in Shield of Straw?
- Shield of Straw stars Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu, Goro Kishitani.
- How long is Shield of Straw?
- Shield of Straw has a runtime of 2h 5m (125 minutes).
- What genre is Shield of Straw?
- Shield of Straw is a Thriller, Crime film.
- How much did Shield of Straw gross?
- Shield of Straw grossed $18M worldwide.
- Where was Shield of Straw produced?
- Shield of Straw was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Shield of Straw?
- The themes of Shield of Straw include: Serial Killers and Dark Minds.