The Bad Sleep Well (1963)

  • NR
  • 01/22/1963 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 2h 30m

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.

Hideo Oguni

Writer

Akira Kurosawa

Writer, Director

Ryūzō Kikushima

Writer

Eijirō Hisaita

Writer

Shinobu Hashimoto

Writer

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Kamatari Fujiwara's headshot

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Takeshi Katō's headshot

Takeshi Katō

Itakura
Kyōko Kagawa's headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuya Mihashi's headshot

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama
Kō Nishimura's headshot

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

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