The Bad Sleep Well (1960) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru (The Bad Sleep Well)
Year
1960
Running time
150 min.
Country
Japan
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
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Genre
Thriller. Film noir. Drama | Crime. Neo-noir. Psychological Drama. Revenge
Synopsis
A young executive hunts down his father’s killer in director Akira Kurosawa’s scathing The Bad Sleep Well. Continuing his legendary collaboration with actor Toshiro Mifune, Kurosawa combines elements of Hamlet and American film noir to chilling effect in exposing the corrupt boardrooms of postwar corporate Japan.
Rankings Position
- #36 Best Film Noir Movies
- #56 Best Japanese Movies of all time
- #57 Best Thrillers in the history of film
- #75 Best Crime Movies
- #83 Best Movies of the '60s
Awards
1961: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
Critics' reviews
- "A compelling portrait of righteous obsession foundering on unpredictable reality."
- "A freestyle homage to Hamlet that does away with the costumed faithfulness of Kurosawa's other Shakespeare adaptations."
- "A well-done thriller with Kurosawa's usual social overtones."
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