Does Shield of Straw end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shield of Straw scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shield of Straw sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shield of Straw violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shield of Straw easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shield of Straw

Name: Shield of Straw
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Action, Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takao Osawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatô Ibu

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation, OLM

2013125 min6.3 / 10

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.

Questions people ask

Does Shield of Straw end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Shield of Straw scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Shield of Straw sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Shield of Straw violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Shield of Straw easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.