The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960•2h 30m•7.7/10

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7.7/10(273)

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

TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Language

JA

Status

Released

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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

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Managing Director Miura

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Mrs. Ariyama

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Mrs. Furuya

Nobuko Tashiro

Mrs. Moriyama

Ken Mitsuda

Public Corporation President Arimura

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Public Prosecutor Nonaka

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Public Prosecutor Okakura

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Tomoko Wada

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

ADA Secretary

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