Shield of Straw

Year:2013

Section:Movies

Genre:Thriller

Language: Japanese

Ethnic Title: 藁の楯

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Also Known As: Wara no Tate

Shield of Straw

How long 2hForeword It is a 2013 thriller movie adapted from "Wara no Tate" by Kazuhiro Kiuchi. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. I won the preview tickets and watched it one day before its official release. My thoughts of certain parts are in brackets. How does it fare?Story/Introduction on characters Ninagawa(Tsutomu Yamazaki) is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections. His...