The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Rating
- 87/100
- Hit
- yes
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 (1960), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 87/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune
- Masayuki Mori
- Kamatari Fujiwara
- Takeshi Katō
- Kyōko Kagawa
- Tatsuya Mihashi
- Takashi Shimura
- Kō Nishimura
- Kyū Sazanka
- Someshō Matsumoto
Crew
- Yuzuru Aizawa — Director of Photography
- Akira Kurosawa — Editor
- Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer
- Akira Kurosawa — Writer
- Eijiro Hisaita — Writer
- Hideo Oguni — Writer
- Ryuzo Kikushima — Writer
- Shinobu Hashimoto — Writer
More from Akira Kurosawa
- Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
- Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
- Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
- Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
- High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
- Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
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