---
title: 'The Sting of Death (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kōhei Oguri'
released: '1990-04-28'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sting-of-death-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131012/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sting of Death (1990)

1990 · 105 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 死の棘

## Synopsis

The Sting of Death  is a 1990 Japanese drama 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kōhei Oguri](https://cinepixo.com/people/kohei-oguri)
- **Screenplay:** [Kōhei Oguri](https://cinepixo.com/people/kohei-oguri)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toshio Hosokawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshio-hosokawa-2)

## Cast

- [Keiko Matsuzaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiko-matsuzaka)
- [Ittoku Kishibe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ittoku-kishibe)

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