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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.

Release: 1960-09-19
Runtime: 150 min
Rating: 7.69 / 10
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
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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
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Nobuko Tashiro
Mrs. Moriyama
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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