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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Kurosawa's first venture for his own short-lived production company, a revenge tragedy (employee of big housing corporation marries the boss' daughter while simultaneously seeking the truth of his father's 'suicide') which attempts to indict the corruptions that go hand-in-hand with big business, ultimately hinting that even the government cannot be said to have clean hands. Freed from immediate box-office pressures, Kurosawa rather loaded the film on the side of social significance, while neglecting to capitalise on the noir aspects that underlie it. Even so, his use of the 'scope screen is masterly, suggesting right from the opening sequence - a wedding at which the cake is a replica of the company offices, and the crippled bride has obviously had a groom bought from among daddy's employees - a boardroom table across which manipulations gradually unfold. Exported in a 135-minute version.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takeshi Kato, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Kyoko Kagawa, Ko Nishimura full cast
Duration: 151 mins
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