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The Bad Sleep Well(1960)
Status: Released
Date: 1960-09-19
77%
280 Votes
Time: 2h 30m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Kurosawa Production
Movie: The Bad Sleep Well
Top 10 Billed Cast
三船敏郎
Kôichi Nishi
森雅之
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
藤原釜足
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
加藤武
Itakura
香川京子
Yoshiko Nishi
三橋達也
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
志村喬
Administrative Officer Moriyama
西村晃
Contract Officer Shirai
山茶花究
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
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