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The Bad Sleep Well
Release Date: September 15, 1960
Year | : | 1960 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | Toho, Kurosawa Production Co. |
Director | : | Akira Kurosawa |
Producers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Writers | : | Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Eijirô Hisaita |
RunTime | : | 150 mins. |
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.
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Trailer: Criterion Trailer 319: The Bad Sleep Well
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