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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Yuzuru Aizawa

151 min64 frames

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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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The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: wide — A long, dimly lit hospital corridor stretches into the distance with multiple closed doors. Three…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: fullbody — A formal interior space features two large floral arrangements and Japanese signage on stands. A…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — A man in glasses sits in a domestic room with a wooden cabinet behind him. He stares intensely at an…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — A Japanese room features sliding shoji screens and bamboo furniture in the foreground. A man stands…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: wide — A cavernous, dark tunnel contains a large pile of broken masonry and stone debris. Three men in formal…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: fullbody — A man sits inside a deep pit surrounded by uneven earth and rocky soil. The man in a formal suit…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: wide — A formal interior space features a table separating two groups of men in suits. The men lean across…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: wide — A 1950s business space features wood-paneled walls, leather chairs, and two framed wall artworks. An…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — Four men in suits sit on plush patterned couches in an opulent hotel lobby. They are oriented toward…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — An dimly lit office features a man seated at a desk facing another person. The man wears glasses and…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — A cramped train car with frosted windows showing a blurred landscape outside. Three men sit in…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: establishing — A vast, flattened landscape is filled with the wreckage of bombed industrial buildings. The…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: establishing — A desolate field of concrete rubble and industrial debris under an overcast sky. Puddles of…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: wide — A grand, formal space with white paneled walls and marble flooring leads to an archway. A man stands…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — A spacious, elegant banquet hall features chandeliers and white-covered tables filled with floral…The Bad Sleep Well (1960) movie still: medium — A group of men in suits stand in a dark, wood-paneled room. The men face a central man who is…

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