Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Thriller > Shield of Straw
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
If you like this film, let us know!
Length 2h5
Directed by
OriginJapon
Genres Thriller,    Crime
Rating62% 3.103293.103293.103293.103293.10329

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.

Synopsis

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)
And :
Kimiko Yo
Kento Nagayama
Kimiko Yo
Kazuya Takahashi
Trailer of Shield of Straw

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Shield of Straw

There are 104 films with the same actors, 71 films with the same director, 23775 with the same cinematographic genres (including 5884 with exactly the same 2 genres than Shield of Straw), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Shield of Straw, you will probably like those similar films :
The Negotiator
The Negotiator (2003)
, 1h47
Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Kenichi Endō, Masatō Ibu, Renji Ishibashi, Hiroshi Mikami, Shirō Sano, Ryoko Yonekura
Rating68% 3.4365953.4365953.4365953.4365953.436595
Three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital after doing a smaller crime. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ado, tries to find the reason why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. At first, Lt. Ado tries to think of the possibilities for this crime using the clever aid of Ishida, but he only reaches the solution to the puzzle later on and by himself. Relevant information is revealed to the audience through flashbacks and through discoveries made by the police. Several connections are made as the story develops. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils with a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.
Agitator
Agitator (2001)
, 2h30
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Mickey Curtis, Naoto Takenaka, Takashi Miike, Kenichi Endō, Hakuryu, Masatō Ibu
Rating66% 3.3414953.3414953.3414953.3414953.341495
L'histoire est celle, assez classique d'une guerre des clans ourdie par le plus puissant d'entre eux pour les contrôler tous, Mais une petit groupe d'irréductible se dégage et décide de se battre jusqu'au bout. Ce groupe c'est celui d'Higuchi et de Kunihiko, deux dur de dur qui n'acceptent pas de se faire gober sur tapis vert par leurs anciens rivaux et vont donc entrainer avec eux quelques yakuzas décidés pour défendre leur clan.
The Guys from Paradise
The Guys from Paradise (2000)
, 1h54
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kenichi Endō, Nene Ōtsuka, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenji Mizuhashi, Naoto Takenaka, Monsour del Rosario
Rating64% 3.244373.244373.244373.244373.24437
Un cadre japonais se fait incarcérer par erreur dans une prison philippine. Fort heureusement, du moins dans une première approche, les prisonniers financièrement aisés y peuvent bénéficier de traitements de faveur...
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
, 1h37
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Edison Chen, Kenichi Endō, Ren Osugi
Rating66% 3.349573.349573.349573.349573.34957
Two contract killers cross paths on the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decide to team up and use their talents in killing for good... upsetting the crime syndicates they used to work for.
Sun Scarred
Sun Scarred (2006)
, 2h
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Shō Aikawa, Kenichi Endō, Hiroshi Katsuno, Yutaka Matsushige, Satoshi Tomiura
Rating70% 3.535843.535843.535843.535843.53584
Katayama (Show Aikawa) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and surprisingly wins the fight. This turns out to be a bad decision as his daughter is kidnapped and murdered by the leader of the same band of young thugs. Katayama seeks revenge and tries to trace the gangs location.
Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
, 1h40
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kippei Shiina, Tomorowo Taguchi, Sabu, Ren Osugi, Yōji Tanaka
Rating65% 3.2950253.2950253.2950253.2950253.295025
The film recounts the interactions of a homosexual triad group with a police officer as well as opposing yakuza organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two leads to the downfall of the organization.
The City of Lost Souls
The City of Lost Souls (2000)
, 1h43
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Michelle Reis, Patricia Manterola, Ren Osugi, Akaji Maro, Terence Yin, Akira Emoto
Rating62% 3.148533.148533.148533.148533.14853
Japanese-Brazilian Mario and girlfriend Kei are ready to leave Japan with their fake passports, but the Chinese mafia boss Ko has his eyes set on Kei and is not going to lose her in anyway. So he sends Riku to stop them. Another mafia member, Fushimi holds hostage of foster daughter of Lucia, Mario' s former lover, just as Kei and Mario has left Tokyo and about to set all sail to Australia, Mario returns to Tokyo to save Lucia.