Shield of Straw
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A morally complex thriller about a powerful man's descent into vigilantism and mob justice following his granddaughter's murder, exploring the collision between law, revenge, and the corruption of the soul.
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.
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