“The Bad Sleep Well”Japanese film series 2025
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The wedding of secretary Nishi (Toshirō Mifune) to the daughter Yoshiko of his boss, a powerful industrial magnate, was supposed to be a splendid affair, attended by numerous reporters from lifestyle and celebrity magazines. But it quickly turns into a full-blown scandal. Japan 1960, 151 minutes, b/w, original with subtitles. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Hideo Oguni, Eijirō Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto. FSK-rated 16 years and older
This event is in the past.
The wedding of secretary Nishi (Toshirō Mifune) to the daughter Yoshiko of his boss, a powerful industrial magnate, was supposed to be a splendid affair, attended by numerous reporters from lifestyle and celebrity magazines. But it quickly turns into a full-blown scandal. Japan 1960, 151 minutes, b/w, original with subtitles. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Hideo Oguni, Eijirō Hisaita, Akira Kurosawa, Ryūzō Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto. FSK-rated 16 years and older
In this sociocritical drama in the film noir style, Kurosawa paints a sombre picture of his homeland in the wake of the war. Dealing with the collusion between politics and corporations and its consequences for democratic processes, this film draws on motifs from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, among others.
