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The Sting of Death
1990
Kôhei Oguri
1990·
Japan
Award tierSilver
Period drama set in the 1950's about a couple isolating themselves from the outside world as they attempt to salvage their faltering marriage, no matter what the costs, after the husband has an affair.
Cast
Ittoku Kishibe·Keiko Matsuzaka·Midori Kiuchi·Takenori Matsumura
Producers
Masaya Araki·Seiya Araki·Hiroshi Fujikura·Yoshiki Nomura·Toru Okuyama
Languages
Major Awards
2 wins · 2 nominations
Wins (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1990)
Grand Prize of the Jury
Kôhei Oguri
Critics' Awards
Cannes Film Festival (1990)
FIPRESCI Prize
Kôhei Oguri
Nominations (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1990)
Palme d'Or
Kôhei Oguri
Best Picture
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1991)
Best Film