Shield of Straw
Seen it?2013 | 125 min | Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Sexy Beast, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Miike
- Nanako MatsushimaAtsuko Shiraiwa
- Tatsuya FujiwaraKunihide Kiyomaru
- Takao OsawaKazuki Mekari
- Tsutomu YamazakiNinagawa
- Masatô IbuKenji Sekiya
- Goro KishitaniTakeshi Okumura
- Kento NagayamaMasaki Kamihashi
- Hirotaro HondaOhki
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Gō Ibuki