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The Bad Sleep Well

(1960)

September 19, 1960 2h 30m
77%
TMDB Score

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Top Billed Cast

TM

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi

MM

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

KF

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

TK

Takeshi Katō

Itakura

KK

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi

TM

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

TS

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama

KN

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

KS

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

SM

Someshō Matsumoto

Construction Company President Hatano

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