Japan Synopsis
藁の楯 わらのたて
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.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
Thriller + Crime in Japan
92 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shield of Straw itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, Shield of Straw sits at #373 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shield of Straw premiered alongside 177 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2776th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
96 audience reviews — more than 76% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Shield of Straw, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- murder suspect · 5
- psycho killer · 4
- security police · 2
- bounty · 1
- sp · 1
- killer · 20
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,269 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Thriller productions specifically: #159 of 324 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation, OLM |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | April 25, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2347144 |