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A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.


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.

Nanako Matsushima
Atsuko Shiraiwa

Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kunihide Kiyomaru

Takao Osawa
Kazuki Mekari

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ninagawa

Masatô Ibu
Kenji Sekiya

Goro Kishitani
Takeshi Okumura

Kento Nagayama
Masaki Kamihashi

Hirotaro Honda
Ohki

Kazuya Takahashi

Gō Ibuki
Shield of Straw is a thriller, crime film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, revenge, murderer, killer, psycho killer, moral dilemma. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa. 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.
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