The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
September 19, 1960
Crime, Drama, Thriller
2h 30m
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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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- 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
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Keywords
- parent child relationship
- film noir
- corporate greed
- shakespeare in modern dress
- japanese noir