- HD 1080
- Runtime: 125m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu
- keywords: killer, psycho killer, murder suspect, security police, bounty, sp
- Production_studio: Nippon Television Network Corporation, OLM
- The Shield of Straw is featured in the top rankings of 2013
- #61 in Top Crime Movies of 2013
- #81 in Top Thriller Movies of 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.