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.
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
530 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shield of Straw sits at position #373.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shield of Straw premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |