Shield of Straw

2013 2h 5m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 121

ThrillerCrimeActionDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Tamio Hayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Nanako Matsushima and Tatsuya Fujiwara and Takao Osawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2347144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Miike directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nanako Matsushima and Tatsuya Fujiwara and Takao Osawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2347144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "revenge", "murderer", "killer".