The Bad Sleep Well

1960 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 151 min · drama film, film noir

★ 7.7/10 · 295 ratings on TMDB

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.