The Bad Sleep Well


In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi (Toshirô Mifune) climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter (Kyôko Kagawa) of company vice president Iwabuchi (Masayuki Mori).

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer(s): Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Takeshi Kato, Kyôko Kagawa, Kô Nishimura
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