The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Starring Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
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.

Runtime: 150 min.     Rating: 7.8     DVD Criterion Collection, The
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Crime,Drama,Thriller
Keywords: parent child relationship,noir,corporate greed,shakespeare in modern dress,japanese noir
Cast
   Kôichi Nishi
   Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
   Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
   Itakura
   Yoshiko Nishi
   Tatsuo Iwabuchi
   Administrative Officer Moriyama
   Contract Officer Shirai
   Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
   Construction Company President Hatano
   Managing Director Miura
   Mrs. Ariyama
   Mrs. Furuya
   Mrs. Moriyama
   Public Corporation President Arimura
   Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
   Public Prosecutor Nonaka
   Public Prosecutor Okakura
   Tomoko Wada
   ADA Secretary
   Construction Company Employee #1
   Construction Company Employee #2
   Detective
   Hitman
   Iwabuchi Maid #1
   Iwabuchi Maid #2
   Legal Adviser
   Management Section Worker
   Prosecutor
   Reporter A
   Reporter B
   Reporter C
   Reporter D
   Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
   Taxi Driver
   Wada's Daughter
   Wedding Receptionist