CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 2h 5m

Shield of Straw

64%(121)IMDbThrillerCrimeActionDrama

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.

Directed byTakashi Miike

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
JA
Released
April 25, 2013
Revenue
$17,876,628
Studios
Nippon Television Network CorporationOLMWarner Bros. Japan

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Trailers & teasers

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Shield of Straw (Wara no tate) teaser trailer - Takashi Miike-directed movie

Shield of Straw (Wara no tate) teaser trailer - Takashi Miike-directed movie

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Nanako Matsushima

Nanako Matsushima

Atsuko Shiraiwa

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Kunihide Kiyomaru

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Kazuki Mekari

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ninagawa

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Kenji Sekiya

Goro Kishitani

Goro Kishitani

Takeshi Okumura

Kento Nagayama

Kento Nagayama

Masaki Kamihashi

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Ohki

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

Gō Ibuki

Gō Ibuki

Creative team
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Written by
Tamio Hayashi
Tamio Hayashi
Produced by
Shigeji Maeda
Misako Saka

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