Shield of Straw does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's plot is solely centered on a high-stakes police operation, leaving no room for such portrayals.

Shield of Straw is a thriller centered on a police detail protecting a killer with a bounty on his head. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Shield of Straw" is an adaptation of a novel. A review of its main characters and their source material counterparts reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in the film.

This film is a Japanese adaptation of a Japanese novel, featuring Japanese characters portrayed by Japanese actors. There is no evidence of any character being established as one race in the source material and then depicted as a different race in the film.