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The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

150 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

19 September 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kôichi Nishi

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Itakura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Yoshiko Nishi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Contract Officer Shirai

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Someshō Matsumoto

Someshō Matsumoto

Construction Company President Hatano

Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Managing Director Miura

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Mrs. Ariyama

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Mrs. Furuya

Nobuko Tashiro

Nobuko Tashiro

Mrs. Moriyama

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Public Corporation President Arimura

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Public Prosecutor Nonaka

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Public Prosecutor Okakura

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Tomoko Wada

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

ADA Secretary

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Construction Company Employee #1

Sōji Ubukata

Sōji Ubukata

Construction Company Employee #2

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Detective

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Hitman

Kyōko Ozawa

Kyōko Ozawa

Iwabuchi Maid #1

Hiromi Mineoka

Hiromi Mineoka

Iwabuchi Maid #2

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Legal Adviser

Ryôji Shimizu

Ryôji Shimizu

Management Section Worker

Gorô Sakurai

Gorô Sakurai

Prosecutor

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Reporter A

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Reporter B

Hisashi Yokomori

Hisashi Yokomori

Reporter C

Jun Kondô

Jun Kondô

Reporter D

Akemi Ueno

Akemi Ueno

Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Taxi Driver

Toshiko Higuchi

Toshiko Higuchi

Wada's Daughter

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Wedding Receptionist

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