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The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

7,7 /10 (294 Votes)
1960 JA 150 min

Overview

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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Release date

19/09/1960

Votes

294

Popularity

2.5

Status

Released

Original title

悪い奴ほどよく眠る

Language

JA

Runtime

150 min

Budget

$229,000

Revenue

$144,000

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-11-17

⭐ 7

We start with the sight of a group of journalists at a wedding. The daughter of an industrialist is marrying the son of another. Nothing new here until, that is, an extra wedding cake is wheeled into the reception shaped just like an office block. Sticking out of a seventh floor window is a rose. We are quickly told that symbolises the window from which the groom's father committed suicide. Shortly afterwards, two senior executives are arrested after a ¥12 billion deal is suspected of being a bit fishy. Neither executive will talk to the prosecutors so one is released and the other released an…

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