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The Bad Sleep Well

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.
1960
150 min
7.7
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Genres
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Runtime
150 min
Year
1960
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Eijiro Hisaita, Ryuzo Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
Studio
TOHO

Top Billed 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
Construction Company President Hatano

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