Quick facts
- Released
- September 19, 1960
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Budget
- $229,000
- Box office
- $144,000
- IMDb
- tt0054460
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Studio
- TOHO, Kurosawa Production
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Kôichi Nishi
Masayuki Mori
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Takeshi Katō
Itakura
Kyōko Kagawa
Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Takashi Shimura
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Kō Nishimura
Contract Officer Shirai
Kyū Sazanka
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
Someshō Matsumoto
Construction Company President Hatano
Gen Shimizu
Managing Director Miura
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Mrs. Ariyama
Natsuko Kahara
Mrs. Furuya
Nobuko Tashiro
Mrs. Moriyama
Ken Mitsuda
Public Corporation President Arimura
Kōji Nanbara
Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
Chishū Ryū
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Seiji Miyaguchi
Public Prosecutor Okakura
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The Bad Sleep Well about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Bad Sleep Well?
- The Bad Sleep Well was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
- Who stars in The Bad Sleep Well?
- The Bad Sleep Well stars Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō.
- When was The Bad Sleep Well released?
- The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 crime, drama, thriller film.
- Where can I watch The Bad Sleep Well?
- You can watch The Bad Sleep Well with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.