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The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

IMDB:

7.7
The Bad Sleep Well

Released

9/19/1960

Duration

2h 30m

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara

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

Toshirō Mifune

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Masayuki Mori

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Kamatari Fujiwara

Takeshi Katō

Itakura

Takeshi Katō

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi

Kyōko Kagawa

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Takashi Shimura

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

Kō Nishimura

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Kyū Sazanka

Someshō Matsumoto

Construction Company President Hatano

Someshō Matsumoto

Gen Shimizu

Managing Director Miura

Gen Shimizu

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Mrs. Ariyama

Atsuko Ichinomiya

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