The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 31min
- Crime, Drama
- 22 Jan 1963 (USA)
- Movie
A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... |
Kôichi Nishi
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| Masayuki Mori | ... |
Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
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| Kyôko Kagawa | ... |
Yoshiko Nishi
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| Tatsuya Mihashi | ... |
Tatsuo Iwabuchi
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Administrative Officer Moriyama
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| Kô Nishimura | ... |
Contract Officer Shirai
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| Takeshi Katô | ... |
Itakura
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| Kamatari Fujiwara | ... |
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
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| Chishû Ryû | ... |
Public Prosecutor Nonaka
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| Seiji Miyaguchi | ... |
Prosecutor Okakura
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| Kôji Mitsui | ... |
Reporter A
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| Ken Mitsuda | ... |
Public Corporation President Arimura
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| Nobuo Nakamura | ... |
Legal Adviser
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Susumu Fujita | ... |
Detective
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| Kôji Nanbara | ... |
Prosecutor Horiuchi
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| Gen Shimizu | ... |
Managing Director Miura
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| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... |
Reporter B
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| Someshô Matsumoto | ... |
Construction Company President Hatano
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| Yoshio Tsuchiya | ... |
ADA secertary
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| Kyû Sazanka | ... |
Construction Company Executive Director Kaneko
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| Kin Sugai | ... |
Tomoko Wada
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| Natsuko Kahara | ... |
Mrs. Furuya
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Nobuko Tashiro | ... |
Mrs. Moriyama
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Atsuko Ichinomiya | ... |
Mrs. Ariyama
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Toshiko Higuchi | ... |
Wada's daughter
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Jun Kondô | ... |
Reporter D
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| Yutaka Sada | ... |
Wedding receptionist
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| Ikio Sawamura | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Hisashi Yokomori | ... |
Reporter C
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| Kunie Tanaka | ... |
Hitman
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Gorô Sakurai | ... |
Prosecutor
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Ryôji Shimizu | ... |
Management Section Worker
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Sôji Ubukata | ... |
Construction Company Employee
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Shirô Tsuchiya | ... |
Construction Company Employee
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Kyôko Ozawa | ... |
Iwabuchi Maid
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Akemi Ueno | ... |
Safety Deposit Box Rental Receptionist
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Hiromi Mineoka | ... |
Iwabuchi Maid #2
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Directed by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Written by
| Hideo Oguni | ... | (written by) & |
| Eijirô Hisaita | ... | (written by) & |
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | (written by) & |
| Ryûzô Kikushima | ... | (written by) & |
| Shinobu Hashimoto | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Akira Kurosawa | ... | producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Masaru Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Yuzuru Aizawa | ||
Editing by
| Akira Kurosawa | ||
Editorial Department
| Reiko Kaneko | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Yoshirô Muraki | ||
Costume Design by
| Shoji Kurihara | ||
Makeup Department
| Tomoko Asami | ... | hair stylist |
| Junjirô Yamada | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Hiroshi Nezu | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yoshimitsu Banno | ... | assistant director (as Yoshimitsu Sakano) |
| Kazuko Kawakita | ... | assistant director |
| Yoichi Matsue | ... | assistant director (as Yôichi Matsue) |
| Shirô Moritani | ... | chief assistant director |
| Kiyoshi Nishimura | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Kôichi Hamamura | ... | property master |
| Jun Sakuma | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Ichirô Minawa | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | ... | sound mixer |
| Masanao Uehara | ... | sound assistant |
| Fumio Yanoguchi | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sei Arai | ... | assistant lighting technician |
| Masao Fukuda | ... | still photographer |
| Ichirô Inohara | ... | lighting technician |
| Takao Saitô | ... | assistant camera |
Script and Continuity Department
| Teruyo Nogami | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ginzo Osumi | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Hidehiko Eguchi | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1960) (Japan)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Toho (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Cowboy Pictures (2002) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- BFI Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Continental Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD) (Portuguese, English and Spanish subtitles)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Toho Video (2009) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- WOWOW (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- trigon-film (2014) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2014) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland)
- Carlotta Films (2016) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Home Vision Cinema (United States) (VHS)
- Janus Films (United States) (re-release)
- The Criterion Collection (United States) (laserdisc)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It is a high-profile wedding: the daughter of Mr Iwabuchi, a wealthy businessman, is marrying Mr Nishi, a car salesman. However, Mr Iwabuchi and other senior members of his company are suspected of corporate malfeasance and the wedding becomes a bit of a farce, with the press swarming all over it. To add to the discord, the company officials are rather publicly reminded of an ignominious event which occurred a few years ago - a senior employee committed suicide by jumping from the 7th floor of their offices. Now other senior officials are committing suicide and it looks like it is related to that death of a few years ago. Written by grantss |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY82,540,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The ideas for the film came from Akira Kurosawa's nephew, Mike Y. Inoue, who wanted to be a scriptwriter and was giving his scripts to his uncle. Kurosawa liked it and made suggestions, to which Inoue spent six months rewriting the script under the title "Bad Men's Prosperity." Kurosawa, along with several others, reworked it even more into the final version, though Inoue did not receive screen credit. See more » |
| Goofs | When Nishi is trying to push Shirai out of the window, the brick wall outside of the window moves around - a lot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Movies You Didn't Know Borrowed from Shakespeare (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bridal Chorus See more » |
| Quotes |
Koichi Nishi:
It's not easy hating evil. You have to stoke your own fury until you become evil yourself. See more » |