The Bad Sleep Well
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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.
| Released | Sep 19, 1960 |
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| Runtime | 2h 30min |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Actor | Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara |
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Production | TOHO |