The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

7.7IMDb Score
Released:1960-09-19
Duration:150 min
Country:Japan
Director:Akira Kurosawa
Actors:Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa
Production:TOHO, Kurosawa Production

Overview:

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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