You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

So I will comment on both. There is no doubt that Akira Kurosawa had great affection for the rich history of his native Japan. 21 out of 26 found this helpful. But just when we think the stone has been tossed aside by love, Iwabuchi finds out who his son-in-law really is. Powerful and haunting, this is a movie that will follow you for days. Was this review helpful?

Viewed on DVD. I love the old cars in the film and Kurosawas' use of the flashlight as a lighting device in the film....the ominous chiming of the clock in the background acts as a foreshadowing device...a change is coming...for good or bad. ''Japanese legend Toshiro Mifune plays Koichi Nishi, the seemingly stoic bridegroom who is trying to get ahead by marrying the boss's daughter, Kieko (Kyoko Kagawa), who was crippled as a girl. Kurosawa is a consummate storyteller, with a genuinely all-seeing eye. The Bad Sleep Well (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It stars the great Toshiro Mifune as a man seeking revenge against the people who forced his father into committing suicide. There are enough plot twists and turns to keep the viewer interested. It may be the most bleak subject matter that Kurosawa ever tackled - the corruption in the highest levels of government in post-war Japan. I think it's ironic that this film critiques corruption and the loss of honor in the corporate world, yet it's a strict code of honor that has middle managers committing suicide to ensure their superiors aren't implicated in scandals. Was this review helpful?

The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る, Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru) is a 1960 Japanese crime mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa.It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa's own independent production company. 5 out of 8 found this helpful. Definitly a must see. 16 of 19 people found this review helpful. A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer. I am watching Kurosawa's full collection and the more I watch, the more I love the art of "The Emperor". While not a retelling The Bad Sleep Well borrows several elements from Hamlet in this tale of a young man named Koichi Nishi (Toshiro Mifune) who marries his way into the inner circle of construction tycoon Iwabuchi (Masayuki Mori) who years ago engineered the death of Nishi's father. This is quite an amazing movie. Tushiro Mifune in an under-rated performance plays the secretary of his new father-in-law. A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. Akira Kurosawa's "The Bad Sleep Well" is too dense and frankly too slow a film to qualify as a thriller in the usual sense. Its filled with irony, double crosses, cynicism, manipulation and revenge. Was this review helpful? Mifune has an intensely charismatic presence: you feel he really gives of himself in every performance. Throne of Blood was his retelling of Macbeth and Ran of King Lear. The Bad Sleep Well is not Kurosawa's most memorable film, yet it augments many scenes with artistic brilliance. I din't think that Toshiro Mifune did a bad job either, as some other viewers thought. And again, Kurosawa gives us a film with a clear and worrying social message, a denounce to a serious problem (company and state corruption that even today still darkens the image of a "100% legal" Japan). A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide. He seems to elicit emotional responses, without seeming to try. The Bad Sleep Well (1960) Trivia (10) Add new The ideas for the film came from Kurosawa's nephew, Mike Y. Inoue, who wanted to be a scriptwriter and was giving his scripts to his uncle. The bleak landscape mirrors the damaged lives of the movie's characters. Give it a chance! The wedding scene in the beginning of the film, where the reporters are standing just outside the doors of the reception hall, commenting on the goings on within, is fantastic. The bad sleep well at night because they aren't bothered by their consciences, yes, but also because they have someone else closer to the front line than them.

A drunken doctor with a hot temper and a violence-prone gangster with tuberculosis form a quicksilver bond. I am a huge fan of Kurosawas' work. Foley (i.e., dubbed sound effects) is marginal: even those wearing sandals or men's shoes sound like they have high heels on! Anyway, the genius of Kurosawa is quite big to make their film be not just a cinema remake of those texts, but an original, exciting plot. The individual can fight the good fight, but it's tough against the faceless powerful, even if Mifune tells us nothing will ever change if we don't. A corporate tale, of deception, extreme loyalty to the point of committing suicide rather than bring shame to their company. "Seven Samurai" is perhaps my favorite film of all time, and I really like Kurasawa's work. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Was this review helpful? 13 out of 16 found this helpful. By the end of the film I realized it was one of his best.