The Bad Sleep Well

Sep 19, 1960

2h 30m

★ 7.7

Overview

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

TOHO

Kurosawa Production

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Cast

Kôichi Nishi

Toshirō Mifune

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Masayuki Mori

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Kamatari Fujiwara

Itakura

Takeshi Katō

Yoshiko Nishi

Kyōko Kagawa

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Takashi Shimura

Contract Officer Shirai

Kō Nishimura

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company President Hatano

Someshō Matsumoto

Managing Director Miura

Gen Shimizu

Mrs. Ariyama

Atsuko Ichinomiya

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