Name: Shield of Straw
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 2013-01-01
Duration: PT2h 5mM
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu

Question 1

What is Shield of Straw (2013) about?

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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.

Question 2

Who stars in Shield of Straw?

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Shield of Straw stars Nanako Matsushima (Atsuko Shiraiwa), Tatsuya Fujiwara (Kunihide Kiyomaru), Takao Osawa (Kazuki Mekari), Tsutomu Yamazaki (Ninagawa), Masatô Ibu (Kenji Sekiya). The film was directed by Takashi Miike.

Question 3

How long is Shield of Straw?

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Shield of Straw has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2013. It is rated 16.

Question 4

Is Shield of Straw worth watching?

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Shield of Straw holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 45. Fans of Thriller, Crime, Action are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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Where can I watch Shield of Straw?

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Streaming availability for Shield of Straw changes by country and service. TasteRay tracks where it is available across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, Apple TV+ and 50+ other platforms — the current options for your country are shown on this page.

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