The Bad Sleep Well (1960) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 19, 1960

Original Title:
悪い奴ほどよく眠る

Alternate Titles:
Die Verworfenen schlafen gut
I cattivi dormono in pace
Les salauds dorment en paix
O Mal Dorme Bem
O Sono Justo dos Maus
The Rose in the Mud
The Worse You Are, the Better You Sleep
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
Злые остаются живыми
懒汉睡夫

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Kurosawa Production
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
NL: 6 

Runtime: 150

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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Assistant Camera:
Takao Saitō

Assistant Director:
Yoshimitsu Banno
Shirō Moritani

Costume Design:
Shoji Kurihara

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Director of Photography:
Yuzuru Aizawa

Editor:
Akira Kurosawa

Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō

Producer:
Akira Kurosawa
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Design:
Yoshirō Muraki

Sound Effects Editor:
Ichirô Minawa

Sound Recordist:
Fumio Yanoguchi

Writer:
Hideo Oguni
Akira Kurosawa
Ryūzō Kikushima
Eijirō Hisaita
Shinobu Hashimoto

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