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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.
The Bad Sleep Well is a film that explores themes of corruption, parent child relationship, film noir. It also touches on wedding and biting and corporate greed.
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Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura, Kō Nishimura, Kyū Sazanka, Someshō Matsumoto
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The Bad Sleep Well
You can stream The Bad Sleep Well (1960) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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7.7/10
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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura, Kō Nishimura, Kyū Sazanka, Someshō Matsumoto
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corruption · parent child relationship · film noir · wedding · biting · corporate greed · japanese noir · physical disability · complex · dramatic
The Bad Sleep Well is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified May 26, 2026.