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Shield of Straw is a japonais film of genre Thriller directed by Takashi Miike with Takao Ōsawa

Shield of Straw (2013)

Wara no tate

Shield of Straw
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Length 2h5
Directed by
OriginJapon
Genres Thriller,    Crime
Rating62% 3.1027753.1027753.1027753.1027753.102775

Shield of Straw (藁の楯, Wara no Tate) is a 2013 Japanese thriller film directed by Takashi Miike. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and was scheduled for release in the spring of 2013.

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A billionaire sets a bounty on the murderer of his granddaughter. The killer is apprehended and faces attacks on his life from various citizens. A group of police are tasked with transporting him unharmed to police HQ in Tokyo.

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