The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · 150 min
Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō.
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.
Critics 100% · audiences 91%