Shield of Straw(2013)
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.
Movie: Shield of Straw
Top 10 Billed Cast
Atsuko Shiraiwa
Kunihide Kiyomaru
Kazuki Mekari
Ninagawa
Kenji Sekiya
Takeshi Okumura
Masaki Kamihashi
Ohki
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