The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960
2h 30m
7.7

7.7/10

276 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama Thriller
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO Kurosawa Production
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

corruption parent child relationship film noir wedding biting corporate greed japanese noir physical disability complex dramatic suspenseful audacious tragic

Quick Facts

Original Title 悪い奴ほどよく眠る
Release Date September 19, 1960
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0054460

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

Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

Managing Director Miura

Atsuko Ichinomiya
Atsuko Ichinomiya

Mrs. Ariyama

Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hideo Oguni
Writer
Eijiro Hisaita
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer