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The Sting Of Death Blu-ray presents Kohei Oguri’s haunting and visually striking post-war drama, a deeply emotional exploration of love, guilt and psychological unraveling.
The Sting Of Death Blu-ray follows a writer whose affair pushes his fragile marriage to the brink, as his wife spirals into paranoia and mental collapse. Set against the quiet backdrop of post-war Japan, the film unfolds with an unsettling intensity, capturing the emotional devastation of betrayal and the desperate attempt at redemption. Oguri’s direction blends hyperreal imagery with painterly composition, creating a world that feels both intimate and suffocating as reality begins to fracture.
Featuring powerful performances from Ittoku Kishibe and Keiko Matsuzaka, The Sting Of Death stands as a landmark of Japanese cinema, earning the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes and widespread acclaim for its raw emotional depth and striking visual style.
directed by: Kohei Oguri
starring: Ittoku Kishibe, Keiko Matsuzaka, Midori Kiuchi
1990 / 115 min / Japanese
The Sting Of Death Limited Edition [Blu-ray]
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
• Documentary on the Japanese film renaissance of the 1990s (2011, 52 mins)
• Interview with Hideki Maeda (2023)
• Trailer
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
• Limited edition booklet with newly translated interview
• Limited edition of 3000 copies with OBI strip packaging