Movie·1960·2h 30m
The Bad Sleep Well
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 悪い奴ほどよく眠る
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.
Written By
Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, Eijiro Hisaita
Producer
Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography
Yuzuru Aizawa
Music
Masaru Satō
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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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
Someshō Matsumoto
Construction Company President Hatano
Gen Shimizu
Managing Director Miura
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Mrs. Ariyama
Natsuko Kahara
Mrs. Furuya
Nobuko Tashiro
Mrs. Moriyama
Ken Mitsuda
Public Corporation President Arimura
Kōji Nanbara
Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
Chishū Ryū
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Seiji Miyaguchi
Public Prosecutor Okakura
// crew
Crew
Hideo Oguni
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Eijiro Hisaita
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Yuzuru Aizawa
Director of Photography
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