The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
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 by: Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara
Runtime: 150 minutes
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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
Kin Sugai
Tomoko Wada
Yoshio Tsuchiya
ADA Secretary
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Shirō Tsuchiya
Construction Company Employee #1
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Sōji Ubukata
Construction Company Employee #2
Susumu Fujita
Detective
Kunie Tanaka
Hitman
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Kyōko Ozawa
Iwabuchi Maid #1
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Hiromi Mineoka
Iwabuchi Maid #2
Nobuo Nakamura
Legal Adviser
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Ryôji Shimizu
Management Section Worker
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Gorô Sakurai
Prosecutor
Kōji Mitsui
Reporter A
Yoshibumi Tajima
Reporter B
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Hisashi Yokomori
Reporter C
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Jun Kondô
Reporter D
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Akemi Ueno
Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
Ikio Sawamura
Taxi Driver
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Toshiko Higuchi
Wada's Daughter
