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The Bad Sleep Well

7.719602h 30mReleased294 votes

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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Country:
Japan
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Cast

  • 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

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    Someshō Matsumoto

    Construction Company President Hatano

  • Gen Shimizu

    Managing Director Miura

  • Atsuko Ichinomiya

    Mrs. Ariyama

  • Natsuko Kahara

    Mrs. Furuya

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    Nobuko Tashiro

    Mrs. Moriyama

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    Ken Mitsuda

    Public Corporation President Arimura

  • Kōji Nanbara

    Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

  • Chishū Ryū

    Public Prosecutor Nonaka

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

    Public Prosecutor Okakura

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