Shield of Straw
– Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter ..
Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru (Tatsuya Fujiwara). 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.
26 Apr 2013
Japanese
Takashi Miike
Kazuhiro Kiuchi (based on the novel by), Tamio Hayashi (screenplay)
Takao Ohsawa, Nanako Matsushima, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu
After killing a 7-year-old girl, psychopath Kunihide Kyomaru turns himself in to the police. Since his victim was the daughter of one of the country's richest men, terminally ill billionaire Ninagawa, who buys ads in all the major papers offering a hefty reward for anyone who kills Kunihide. There are a few caveats, including a clause that the execution must be authorized by the government, but the consequences are clear: It's open season on Kunihide, who has nothing but five dedicated cops to protect him, led by security police lieutenant Kazuki Mekari.
5 nominations.