
Shield of Straw
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.
Trailers & More
About Shield of Straw
- Directors
- Takashi Miike
- Cast
- Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu, Goro Kishitani
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
More Like This

Barron's Cove
2025 · Film
When his young son is viciously murdered by a classmate, a grieving father with a history of violence kidnaps the child responsible, igniting a frenzied manhunt fueled by a powerful politician -- the father of the kidnapped boy.

Dead Man's Folly
1986 · Film
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman
2021 · Film
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.

Mindcage
2022 · Film
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

A Walk Among the Tombstones
2014 · Film
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

The Virtuoso
2021 · Film
Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

Inside Man
2023 · Film
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

Run
1991 · Film
When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

The Locksmith
2023 · Film
A thief fresh out of prison, tries to work his way back into the life of his daughter and ex-fiancé. Determined, he is forced to use the skills he has as a gifted locksmith. Things take a tumultuous turn after an unexpected disappearance.

