The Bad Sleep Well
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2hrs
30mins
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa,
Starring
Toshirō Mifune,
Masayuki Mori,
Kamatari Fujiwara,
Takeshi Katō
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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.