The Bad Sleep Well
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1960
2h 30m
Japanese
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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The Bad Sleep Well
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
Kôichi Nishi
Public Corporation Vice President I...
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Itakura
Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Contract Officer Shirai
Construction Company Executive Dire...
Construction Company President Hata...
Managing Director Miura
Mrs. Ariyama
Mrs. Furuya
Mrs. Moriyama
Public Corporation President Arimur...
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
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
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KurtMoney
CONTAINS SPOILERS/10 8 years ago
I liked this movie a lot but was a little disappointed by the ending. Spoilers coming...I appreciate the choice of not showing Nishi's death, but feel just a bit cheated out of a climax. I'll admit part of me thought there was a chance his father-in-law was going to have a change of heart fo More
CinemaSerf
one year ago
We start with the sight of a group of journalists at a wedding. The daughter of an industrialist is marrying the son of another. Nothing new here until, that is, an extra wedding cake is wheeled into the reception shaped just like an office block. Sticking out of a seventh floor window is a rose. We More
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