The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960
2h 30min

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.

The Bad Sleep Well

Storyline

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
    19 September 1960
    Runtime
    2h 30min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    TOHO, Kurosawa Production
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Kôichi Nishi
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Itakura
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Contract Officer Shirai
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
Someshō Matsumoto
Construction Company President Hatano
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Managing Director Miura
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Mrs. Ariyama
Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
Mrs. Furuya
Nobuko Tashiro
Mrs. Moriyama
Ken Mitsuda
Public Corporation President Arimura
Kôji Nanbara
Kôji Nanbara
Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Public Prosecutor Okakura
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Tomoko Wada
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
ADA Secretary
Shirō Tsuchiya
Construction Company Employee #1
Sōji Ubukata
Construction Company Employee #2
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Detective
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Hitman
Kyōko Ozawa
Iwabuchi Maid #1
Hiromi Mineoka
Iwabuchi Maid #2
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Legal Adviser
Ryôji Shimizu
Management Section Worker
Gorô Sakurai
Gorô Sakurai
Prosecutor
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Reporter A
Yoshifumi Tajima
Yoshifumi Tajima
Reporter B
Hisashi Yokomori
Reporter C
Jun Kondô
Reporter D
Akemi Ueno
Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Taxi Driver
Toshiko Higuchi
Wada's Daughter
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Sada
Wedding Receptionist
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