# The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Released 1960-09-19

The Bad Sleep Well is a 1960 film.

## Storyline
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

## Common questions

### When was The Bad Sleep Well released?
The Bad Sleep Well was released on 19 September 1960.

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