
The Bad Sleep Well
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 Date: 1960-09-19
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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Casts

Toshirō Mifune
as Kôichi Nishi

Masayuki Mori
as Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Kamatari Fujiwara
as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Takeshi Katō
as Itakura

Kyōko Kagawa
as Yoshiko Nishi

Tatsuya Mihashi
as Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Takashi Shimura
as Administrative Officer Moriyama

Kō Nishimura
as Contract Officer Shirai

Kyū Sazanka
as Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Gen Shimizu
as Managing Director Miura