Shield of Straw

(2013)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 119 votes

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama

Year: 2013

Runtime: 125 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 三池崇史

Cast: 松嶋菜々子, 藤原竜也, Такао Осава, 山崎努, 伊武雅刀, 岸谷五朗, 永山絢斗, 本田博太郎, 高橋和也, 伊吹剛

Plot

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.

After killing a 7-year-old girl, psychopath Kunihide Kyomaru turns himself in to the police. Since his victim was the daughter of one of the country's richest men, terminally ill billionaire Ninagawa, who buys ads in all the major papers offering a hefty reward for anyone who kills Kunihide. There are a few caveats, including a clause that the execution must be authorized by the government, but the consequences are clear: It's open season on Kunihide, who has nothing but five dedicated cops to protect him, led by security police lieutenant Kazuki Mekari.