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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
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Add to a movie listShield 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.Actors
Takao Ōsawa
(Kazuki Mekari)
Nanako Matsushima
(Atsuko Shiraiwa)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
(Kunihide Kiyomaru)
Tsutomu Yamazaki
(Ninagawa)
Masatō Ibu
(Kenji Sekiya)
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