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.
- Year: 1960
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Studio: TOHO, Kurosawa Production
- Keyword: parent child relationship, film noir, corporate greed, shakespeare in modern dress, japanese noir
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi