The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

7.7(268 votes)
1960
2h 30m
Crime
Drama
Thriller

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.

Production

TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Itakura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Someshō Matsumoto

Someshō Matsumoto

Construction Company President Hatano

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