The Sting of Death
| The Sting of Death | |
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| Directed by | Kōhei Oguri |
| Written by | Kōhei Oguri Toshio Shimao (novel) |
| Starring | Keiko Matsuzaka Ittoku Kishibe |
| Cinematography | Shohei Ando |
| Edited by | Nobuo Ogawa |
| Music by | Toshio Hosokawa |
| Distributed by | Shochiku (Japan) |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Sting of Death (死の棘, Shi no Toge) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Kōhei Oguri and based on the novel by Toshio Shimao. It tells the story of a writer with a wandering eye and his jealous wife. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.