Movie

Shield of Straw
2013 · 125 min
A relentless, morally charged manhunt that keeps you tense and uneasy as it tests the limits of duty and justice.
- Directed by
- Takashi Miike
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Action
- Starring
- Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Tense, dark and cynical. Relentless and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, morality, revenge, corruption
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Takashi Miike
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Action
- Starring
- Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa














