Shield of Straw (2013): Cast & Box Office
Shield of Straw is a 2013 crime thriller directed by Takashi Miike, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ninagawa, Tatsuya Fujiwara and Nanako Matsushima. It runs 2 hours 5 minutes and earned $17.9 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 5m (125 min)
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Original language
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Japanese - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Shield of Straw About?
The premise of Shield of Straw without spoilers.
A prominent figure in Japanese politics, Ninagawa, is devastated by the murder of his granddaughter. The prime suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru, who also has a history of violence, having been previously convicted of assaulting and killing a young woman eight years prior. Despite the prior conviction, the original suspect had never been brought to justice, leaving a lingering sense of injustice that now resurfaces with this new investigation.
Shield of Straw Cast & Characters
Tsutomu Yamazaki leads the cast as Ninagawa, with Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kunihide Kiyomaru and Nanako Matsushima as Atsuko Shiraiwa. Directed by Takashi Miike; 78 actors are credited in all.
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Director Takashi Miike
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ninagawa - Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kunihide Kiyomaru
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Nanako Matsushima as Atsuko Shiraiwa - Tarô Suwa as Taxi Driver
Also Starring in Shield of Straw
· 74 more- Masatô Ibu Kenji Sekiya
- Hirotaro Honda Ohki
- Kimiko Yo
- Kento Nagayama Masaki Kamihashi
- Takao Osawa Kazuki Mekari
- Goro Kishitani Takeshi Okumura
- Daikichi Sugawara
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
- Takashi Nishina
- Takuma Otoo
- Yasukaze Motomiya
- Shirô Namiki
- Kazuya Takahashi
- Kazuyoshi Ozawa
- Katsuya
- Masahiko Sakata
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- Masahiro Noguchi
- Miho Ninagawa
- Yuto Nakano
- Ichiro Hashimoto
- Wataru Shihôdô
- Masahiro Sudo
- Kenji Kawahara
- Gō Ibuki
- Takahiro Kuroishi
- Tomohide Takahara
- Kenji Nagae
- Tsunehisa Fujii
- Kumiko Mori
- Satoshi Niizuma
- Issei Okihara
- Futaba Tadokoro
- Akiko Ito
- Masato Yoshizawa
- Satoshi Shudai
- Daisuke Sugaya
- Kazuhiko Fujii
- Hitomi Ichinose
- Taichi Masu
- Yuki Amano
- Masashi Kano
- Tatsushi Kasahara
- Mone Sawada
- Takashi Akitane
- Masayashi Kobashi
- Takahiro Nihei
- Kazuhiro Kojima
- Ryo Mitsuhori
- Seiya Yoshino
- Takaya Miyadera
- Ken Nehashi
- Kosuke Watanabe
- Tadashi Mihashi
- Tetsuya Murakawa
- Ju Takasuga
- Noriaki Iida
- Nobuaki Horio
- Atsushi Nehara
- Koji Miyamoto
- Kazuhiko Okada
- Hitoshi Yamamoto
- Kenji Nakane
- Mirai Tominaga
- Isao Matsuura
- Hironobu Katayama
- Tatsuji Yano
- Masato Honda
- Satoo Asai
- Aoi Toda
- Yasunori Takahara
- Kisaku Yanagawa
- Ryo Yamakawa
- Haruo Ogasawara
- Haruko Tomoda
More from Takashi Miike
More films directed by Takashi Miike, best-rated first: Sham, Blade of the Immortal, 13 Assassins and First Love.
Shield of Straw Box Office
Shield of Straw grossed $17.9 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$17.9M
- International
- $17.9M
Shield of Straw Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Shield of Straw.
Shield of Straw Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Wara no tate” and “Straw Shield”.
- Also known as
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- Wara no tate
- Straw Shield
- 稻草之盾
- Los protectores
- Katil Avı
- Wara no tate – Die Gejagten
- Соломенный щит
- Escudo de Palha
- Shield of Straw - Proteggi l'assassino
- Słomiana tarcza
- 짚의 방패
- Bouclier de paille
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- 十億追殺令
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Shield of Straw FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Shield of Straw, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Shield of Straw?
Shield of Straw runs 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).
When was Shield of Straw released?
Shield of Straw was released on April 25, 2013.
Who directed Shield of Straw?
Shield of Straw was directed by Takashi Miike.
More films by Takashi Miike Who is in the cast of Shield of Straw?
Shield of Straw stars Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ninagawa, Tatsuya Fujiwara as Kunihide Kiyomaru and Nanako Matsushima as Atsuko Shiraiwa, among 78 credited actors.
How much did Shield of Straw make at the box office?
Shield of Straw grossed $17.9 million worldwide.
Does Shield of Straw have a post-credit scene?
No. Shield of Straw has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Shield of Straw in?
The original language of Shield of Straw is Japanese.
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