Film

The Bad Sleep Well 1960

150 min TMDB 7.7 Crime Drama Thriller

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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Cast

  • Toshirō Mifune as Kôichi Nishi
  • Masayuki Mori as Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
  • Kamatari Fujiwara as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
  • Takeshi Katō as Itakura
  • Kyōko Kagawa as Yoshiko Nishi
  • Tatsuya Mihashi as Tatsuo Iwabuchi

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