The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

09/19/1960 (JP) • 2h 30m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

parent child relationship

film noir

biting

corporate greed

shakespeare in modern dress

japanese noir

complex

dramatic

suspenseful

audacious

tragic

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