The Bad Sleep Well
悪い奴ほどよく眠る
Release: 1960-09-19
·Runtime: 150m
·★ 7.7
Crime
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Kurosawa Production
Cast
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
Atsuko Ichinomiya
as Mrs. Ariyama
Natsuko Kahara
as Mrs. Furuya
Kōji Nanbara
as Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
Chishū Ryū
as Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Seiji Miyaguchi
as Public Prosecutor Okakura
Kin Sugai
as Tomoko Wada
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as ADA Secretary
Susumu Fujita
as Detective
Kunie Tanaka
as Hitman
Nobuo Nakamura
as Legal Adviser
Kōji Mitsui
as Reporter A
Yoshibumi Tajima
as Reporter B
Ikio Sawamura
as Taxi Driver
Yutaka Sada
as Wedding Receptionist
Crew
Hideo Oguni
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Ryuzo Kikushima
Writer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Eijiro Hisaita
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director