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The Bad Sleep Well

Original title: Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
16K
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Toshirō Mifune, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
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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A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.

  • Director
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers
    • Hideo Oguni
    • Eijirô Hisaita
    • Akira Kurosawa
  • Stars
    • Toshirō Mifune
    • Masayuki Mori
    • Kyōko Kagawa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Stars
      • Toshirō Mifune
      • Masayuki Mori
      • Kyōko Kagawa
    • 74User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast37

    Toshirō Mifune
    Toshirō Mifune
    • Kôichi Nishi
    • (as Toshirô Mifune)
    Masayuki Mori
    Masayuki Mori
    • Public Corporation Vice President Iwabuchi
    Kyōko Kagawa
    Kyōko Kagawa
    • Yoshiko Nishi
    • (as Kyôko Kagawa)
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Tatsuo Iwabuchi
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Administrative Officer Moriyama
    Kō Nishimura
    Kō Nishimura
    • Contract Officer Shirai
    • (as Kô Nishimura)
    Takeshi Katō
    Takeshi Katō
    • Itakura
    • (as Takeshi Katô)
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
    Chishū Ryū
    Chishū Ryū
    • Public Prosecutor Nonaka
    • (as Chishû Ryû)
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Prosecutor Okakura
    Kōji Mitsui
    Kōji Mitsui
    • Reporter A
    • (as Kôji Mitsui)
    Ken Mitsuda
    Ken Mitsuda
    • Public Corporation President Arimura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    Nobuo Nakamura
    • Legal Adviser
    Susumu Fujita
    Susumu Fujita
    • Detective
    Kōji Nanbara
    Kōji Nanbara
    • Prosecutor Horiuchi
    • (as Kôji Nanbara)
    Gen Shimizu
    Gen Shimizu
    • Managing Director Miura
    Yoshifumi Tajima
    Yoshifumi Tajima
    • Reporter B
    Someshô Matsumoto
    Someshô Matsumoto
    • Construction Company President Hatano
    • Director
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • Writers
      • Hideo Oguni
      • Eijirô Hisaita
      • Akira Kurosawa
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews74

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    Storyline

    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.
    • Goofs
      When Nishi is trying to push Shirai out of the window, the brick wall outside of the window moves around - a lot.
    • Quotes
      • Koichi Nishi: It's not easy hating evil. You have to stoke your own fury until you become evil yourself.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released at 151 in Japan; USA version removes 16 minutes of footage.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kurosawa Akira: Tsukuru to iu koto wa subarashii: The Bad Sleep Well (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Bridal Chorus
      (uncredited)
      from "Lohengrin"
      Music by Richard Wagner
      Played at the end of the wedding ceremony

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 22, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Hudobni mirno spijo
    • Filming locations
      • Aso Kuju National Park, Kyushu, Japan(volcanic area)
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Kurosawa Production Co.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • ¥82,540,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $46,808
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,942
      • Jul 28, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,200
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 31m(151 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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