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.
Directed byAkira Kurosawa
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Language
- JA
- Released
- September 19, 1960
- Budget
- $229,000
- Revenue
- $144,000
Kurosawa ProductionWatch the
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![The Bad Sleep Well (1960) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-_DPoSV-nxM/hqdefault.jpg)
Featuring
Cast & crew
Toshirō Mifune
Kôichi Nishi
Masayuki Mori
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Takeshi Katō
Itakura
Kyōko Kagawa
Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Takashi Shimura
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Kō Nishimura
Contract Officer Shirai
Kyū Sazanka
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
Someshō Matsumoto
Construction Company President Hatano
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Hideo Oguni
Akira Kurosawa - Produced by
- Akira KurosawaTomoyuki Tanaka
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