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Shield of Straw

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.

20132h 5mNRThriller, Crime, Action, Drama

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About Shield of Straw

Directors
Takashi Miike
Cast
Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu, Goro Kishitani
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
Japanese
Production countries
Japan
Status
Released

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