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DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
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  • Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura
  • Directors: Akira Kurosawa
  • Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Eijirô Hisaita, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima, Shinobu Hashimoto
  • Producers: Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka
  • Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language Japanese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jul 2005
  • Run Time: 144 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009S9LS0
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39,338 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The Bad Sleep Well tells the story of corruption at the highest levels of Japanese business and its tragic consequences. Though flawed by a tedious introductory sequence and by an ending that seems out of sync with the story, it is a fascinating movie and the middle part is especially exciting.

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. The bride's brother, in a shocking display, exposes the groom's motives during his wedding toast and threatens his new brother-in-law with death if he disappoints his sister. But Nishi is not who we think. He was born the illegitimate son of the man who Kieko's father, Iwabuchi (Maysayuki Mori), manipulated into suicide. Now Nishi wants revenge for his father's death. As Nishi slowly destroys Iwabuchi's life, he makes the fatal error of falling in love with his wife, who already loves him. Their unconsummated marriage stands between these two like a palpable pillar of stone. But just when we think the stone has been tossed aside by love, Iwabuchi finds out who his son-in-law really is.

Shot in black and white, this film falls just short of being brilliant. Mifune is amazing in his portrayal of this complex man who lets his father's past destroy his own future and Maysayuki Mori's performance as the evil Iwabuchi is understated but nonetheless chilling. --LuanneBrown



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Toshiro Mifune discovers corrupt officials as he sets out to avenge the death of his father. Japanese dialogue with subtitles.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Kurosawa film, 23 Oct 2006
By R. DONLAN (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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I came to the films of Akira Kurosawa through his Samurai films, the Seven Samurai, Sanjuro, Yojimbo etc, when I had exhausted these I turned to his more contemporary films and I was not disappointed with what I found as they are just as good.

Kurosawa wanted to make a film of Social significance for this he chose to look at corruption hiding behind the faceless Japanese Corporations and show the more powerful you are the more corrupt you are.

Basically this is a story of revenge, very much based on Hamlet, it revovles around Toshiro Mifune's character who plots revenge against those who were to blame for the death of his father. He does this by by infiltrating the ranks of the Public Corporation,then cynically marries the President's daughter in order to expose all the conspirators.

The whole film starts at the wedding, this is a wonderful start to the film as we get to meet all the characters of the piece almost all in one go, and we gain an understanding of what has transpired and with the arrival of the extra wedding cake which is a copy of the Public Corporation building with the window Mifunes dead father jumped from to his so called 'suicide' highlighted with a rose we get to see at first hand who the guilty parties are from glances and looks of panic and terror.

Francis Ford Coppola said, it was as perfect a first thirty minutes to a film he has ever seen'

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this film to anyone it's a great piece of cinema from one of the all time great Director's.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing thriller from one of the world greatest directors., 2 April 2001
By a.wicks1@ntlworld.com (Bucks, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bad Sleep Well [VHS] [1960] (VHS Tape)
Akira Kurosawa is one of my favourite director's. I'm a big fan of his samurai films - The Yojimbo and The Seven Samurai. But this to me is his best, for one it's set in the modern day, where as the majority of his films are period movies. This is an exciting thriller - a tale of greed,corruption and revenge, which some critics say owes to Hamlet. The film stars Kurosawa regular Toshiro Mifune as Nishi a secretary for the head(who is also his father-in-law)of a large building corporation. I won't say anymore as not to ruin any of the twists. Needless to say I love this film and along with Kurosawa's excellent kidnap thriller High and Low represents him at his contemporary movie best. The video is presented in tohoscope widescreen to retain his excellent compositions.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor English Subtitles, 19 Jan 2005
This review is from: The Bad Sleep Well [DVD] [1960] (DVD)
Classic Kurosawa is marred by ludicrous subtitling, making the plot virtually impossible to follow.
If you don't speak Japanese avoid this edition if possible.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Japanese film noir
Kurosawa and Mifune come together in this classic tale of revenge. Mifune infiltrates a family to avenge the forced suicide of his father. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Gms Carroll

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting Kurosawa film about corporate corruption, with a fine performance by Toshiro Mifune
Despite many good elements, The Bad Sleep Well is one Kurosawa movie that didn't involve me much, either emotionally or in the story telling. Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2007 by C. O. DeRiemer

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