The Bad Sleep Well

★★★★★

Original title: Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru

1960 · 2 h 31 min

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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Cast

Toshiro Mifune

Credits

Written by: Hideo Oguni

Plot

A man infiltrates a corrupt corporation to avenge his father.

Sinekatalog’s take

Akira Kurosawa's corporate-corruption thriller follows a man infiltrating a company to avenge his father. Toshiro Mifune is quietly intense, and the film is a gripping, bleak drama with a famous wedding opening.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (15,786 votes)
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