The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

7.7/10 150 min 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.

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Takeshi Katō

Itakura

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

Gen Shimizu

Managing Director Miura

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Mrs. Ariyama

Natsuko Kahara

Mrs. Furuya

Kōji Nanbara

Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Chishū Ryū

Public Prosecutor Nonaka

Seiji Miyaguchi

Public Prosecutor Okakura

Kin Sugai

Tomoko Wada

Yoshio Tsuchiya

ADA Secretary

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