The Sting of Death

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.

[1] The film was partly shot on location in Kakeromajima, Amami Islands.

[2] The Sting of Death won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival where it was also nominated for the Golden Palm.

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