The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

  
Format:  The Bad Sleep Well DVD 
 
 
Reflecting his fondness for American crime films and motifs, this Akira Kurosawa drama stars Toshiro Mifune as a young construction company executive who blames the company for his father's death and marries his boss's lame daughter in order to insinuate himself and expose their corrupt business practices. Based on a story by Ed McBain; with Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura. 150 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; documentary; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.
 
SKU: D51431
$23.99
Regularly $29.99
Category:
Foreign
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Seiji Miyaguchi, Kamatari Fujiwara, Koji Mitsui, Kyoko Kagawa, Takeshi Kato, Ken Mitsuda, Ko Nishimura, Nobuo Nakamura, Koji Nambara
 

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