The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

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1960-09-19

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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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

1960-09-19

Runtime

150

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Language

日本語

Production

TOHO

Kurosawa Production

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    Toshirō Mifune

    三船敏郎
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    Masayuki Mori

    森雅之
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    Kamatari Fujiwara

    藤原釜足
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    Takeshi Katō

    加藤武
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    Kyōko Kagawa

    香川京子
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    Tatsuya Mihashi

    三橋達也
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    Takashi Shimura

    志村喬
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    Kō Nishimura

    西村晃
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    Kyū Sazanka

    山茶花究
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    Someshō Matsumoto

    松本染升
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    Gen Shimizu

    清水元
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    Atsuko Ichinomiya

    一の宮あつ子
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    Natsuko Kahara

    賀原夏子
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    Nobuko Tashiro

    Nobuko Tashiro
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    Ken Mitsuda

    三津田健
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    Kōji Nanbara

    南原宏治
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    Chishū Ryū

    笠智衆
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    Seiji Miyaguchi

    宮口精二
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    Kin Sugai

    菅井きん
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    Yoshio Tsuchiya

    土屋嘉男
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    Shirō Tsuchiya

    土屋詩朗
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    Sōji Ubukata

    生方壮児
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    Susumu Fujita

    藤田進
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    Kunie Tanaka

    田中邦衛
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    Kyōko Ozawa

    Kyōko Ozawa
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    Hiromi Mineoka

    Hiromi Mineoka
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    Nobuo Nakamura

    中村伸郎
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    Ryôji Shimizu

    Ryôji Shimizu
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    Gorô Sakurai

    Gorô Sakurai
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    Kōji Mitsui

    三井弘次
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    Yoshibumi Tajima

    田島 義文
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    Hisashi Yokomori

    横森久
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    Jun Kondô

    Jun Kondô
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    Akemi Ueno

    Akemi Ueno
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    Ikio Sawamura

    沢村いき雄
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    Toshiko Higuchi

    樋口年子
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    Yutaka Sada

    佐田豊