The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Crime
Drama
Thriller

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.

Cast

Kôichi Nishi
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Managing Director Miura
Mrs. Ariyama
Mrs. Furuya
Mrs. Moriyama
Public Corporation President Arimura
Public Prosecutor Horiuchi
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
Public Prosecutor Okakura
Tomoko Wada
ADA Secretary
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Construction Company Employee #1
Construction Company Employee #2
Detective
Iwabuchi Maid #1
Iwabuchi Maid #2
Legal Adviser
Management Section Worker
Prosecutor
Reporter A
Reporter D
Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
Taxi Driver
Wada's Daughter
Wedding Receptionist
Yoshiko Nishi
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
Administrative Officer Moriyama
Contract Officer Shirai
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
Construction Company President Hatano

Crew

Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Design
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Recordist
Assistant Camera
Assistant Director
Assistant Director