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Availability: In Stock - This is normally a Special Order item, but it is currently in stock. Director: Kohei Oguri Released: 1990 [Japan] Genre: Drama Collections:  Platinum Classics Collection Keywords:  Character-Driven Story || Family / Siblings || Japan / Japanese || Marriage / Wedding || Period

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Keiko Matsuzaka DVD Collection [6-Disc Box]

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Plot:	Based on a novel by Toshio Shimao, the film is set in 1950s and 60s Japan. It examines the very source of the couple and the family as a form of social intercourse, and graphically depicts the character of the Japanese people in the post-war era.
Overview:	Six years after his 1981 Film "Muddy River" (Silver Prize winner at the Moscow International Film Festival) and 1984 Production "For Kayako" (Georges Sadoul Award winner), Oguri Kohei directed "The Sting of Death" which is based on a novel by Toshio Shimao, one of the greatest writers of modern Japanese literature. The film is set during the high economic growth period that Japan experienced in the 1950s and 1960s. Through the downfall and recovery of a married couple, it poses stirring questions for modern Japanese society. It examines the very source of the couple and the family as a form of social intercourse, and graphically depicts the character of the Japanese people in the post-war era using the "shi" of the Shishosetsu (an "I" novel similar to the Ich-Roman and a unique genre in Japanese literature). A film whose poetic imagery gushes forth with emotion and of striking beauty, "The Sting of Death" is definitely a masterpiece of Japanese cinema.
Cast:	Keiko Matsuzaka  ||  Ittoku Kishibe  ||  Takenori Matsumura  ||  Yuri Chikamori (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	115 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese
Subtitles:	ENGLISH, Chinese
Distributor:	Panorama Entertainment  [A Hong Kong-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Stereo Cast/Crew Info.