The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well

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The Bad Sleep Well

Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel
7.7(273 votes)
1960
2h 30m
CrimeDramaThriller
corruptionparent child relationshipfilm noirweddingbitingcorporate greedjapanese noirphysical disabilitycomplexdramatic

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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