Movie
The Bad Sleep Well
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
The Bad Sleep Well is available to stream on Kanopy and The Criterion Channel in United States. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about The Bad Sleep Well
Cast
Toshirō MifuneKôichi Nishi
Masayuki MoriPublic Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
Kamatari FujiwaraAssistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Takeshi KatōItakura
Kyōko KagawaYoshiko Nishi
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuo Iwabuchi
Takashi ShimuraAdministrative Officer Moriyama
Kō NishimuraContract Officer ShiraiCredits
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima, Eijiro Hisaita
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 悪い奴ほどよく眠る
- Budget
- $229K
- Box office
- $144K
Production
TOHOJapan- Kurosawa ProductionJapan
