The Bad Sleep Well

Release date: Sep 15, 1960

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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Top Cast

Kôichi Nishi

Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi

Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Itakura

Yoshiko Nishi

Tatsuo Iwabuchi

Administrative Officer Moriyama

Contract Officer Shirai

Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko

Construction Company President Hatano

Managing Director Miura

Mrs. Ariyama

Mrs. Furuya

Mrs. Moriyama

Public Corporation President Arimura

Public Prosecutor Horiuchi

Public Prosecutor Nonaka

Public Prosecutor Okakura

Tomoko Wada

ADA Secretary

Construction Company Employee #1

Construction Company Employee #2

Detective

Hitman

Iwabuchi Maid #1

Iwabuchi Maid #2

Legal Adviser

Management Section Worker

Prosecutor

Reporter A

Reporter B

Reporter C

Reporter D

Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist

Taxi Driver

Wada's Daughter

Wedding Receptionist

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