The bad sleep well also plays strongly with the notion of guilt, as the title so eloquently and ironically points out. Taking place during the post world war 2 reconstruction of japan, akira kurosawas film the bad sleep well focuses on the corruption that was present in the corporate studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. The bad sleep well 1960 the geometry of a scene every frame a painting. The bad sleep well contains one audio track, which is a 1. With toshiro mifune, masayuki mori, kyoko kagawa, tatsuya mihashi. Nov 11, 2010 trailer for the bad sleep well something is rotten in japan in this engaging drama by acclaimed director akira kurosawa. The bad sleep well warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru trigonfilm. A gray flannel ghost story in which the living haunt the dead, the bad sleep well 1960 remains the least appreciated of akira kurosawas midperiod collaborations with toshiro mifunea fate for which we have only the other kurosawamifune films to blame. The bad sleep well probably has more feeling in it then any kurosawa film ive seen. March 23, 1910 september 6, 1998 was a japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years.
The bad sleep well 1960, kurosawa akira the stop button. It was the first film to be produced under kurosawas own independent production company. Middle manager wada kamatari fujiwara, still silent after weeks in jail, doesnt bend under questioning from a prosecutor koji nanbara in akira kurosawas the bad sleep well, 1960. The bad sleep well is a 1960 japanese movie directed by akira kurosawa. The visual sensibility matches kurosawas later film high and low, being clinical and calculated, like a crime scene investigation. The former is a lightweight take on the film and the latter a strained attempt at, yet again, linking the film to hamlet. The bad sleep well is one of his best looking films. The bad sleep well is a daring film revealing the existence of corruption and scandal within any high financing enterprise in any society. Released january 22nd, 1962, the bad sleep well stars toshiro mifune, takeshi kato, masayuki mori, kyoko kagawa the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 24 min, and received a score of out of 100. Jan 06, 2000 more natural contemporary scoring was used for kurosawas modern tales, such as the bad sleep well 1960 and high and low 1963, both based on ed mcbain novels. Kurosawa instructing cast and crew on the set of the bad sleep well 1960.
List of creative works by akira kurosawa wikipedia. Loosely based on shakespeares hamlet, kurosawas film skillfully combines themes from the classic play with a stylish 1960s film noir mood. Trailer for the bad sleep well something is rotten in japan in this engaging drama by acclaimed director akira kurosawa. He wanted to make a movie of some social significance and decided to target the culture of corruption he saw pervading postwar japanese society. Jul 25, 2005 loosely based on shakespeares hamlet, kurosawas film skillfully combines themes from the classic play with a stylish 1960s film noir mood. It was entered into the 11th berlin international film festival. Yoshiko accepts the truth about her fathers evil deeds and reluctantly agrees to allow nishi to complete his plans to expose him. Outswaggered by yojimbos rambunctious ronin, who skulked into the imaginations of audiences the following year, and upstaged. The bad sleep well letterboxd social film discovery.
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru, behemot, the rose in the mud. As cops wait in the wings, a cake shaped like an office building wheels in, a single rose marking the site of a notorious suicideor was it murder. However, as the film unfolds, it makes much more sense. Outswaggered by yojimbos rambunctious ronin, who skulked into the imaginations of audiences the following year, and upstaged by the. With dean martin, elizabeth montgomery, martin balsam, jill st. Aki kaurismakiprovided a more provocative influence with his hamlet goes business 1987, a caustic farce concerning the hostile takeover of a rubberduck factory in modernday finland, but as the.
Jan 05, 2006 a gray flannel ghost story in which the living haunt the dead, the bad sleep well 1960 remains the least appreciated of akira kurosawas midperiod collaborations with toshiro mifunea fate for which we have only the other kurosawamifune films to blame. I just stay for maybe an hour or an hour and a half after everyone. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. The bad sleep well 1960 scandalseeking reporters act as a chorus at the wedding reception for bespectacled pencilpushing executive secretary mifune and limping bosss daughter kiyoko kagawa. A young executive hunts down his fathers killer in kurosawas scathing diagnosis of spiritual malaise in corporatized culture, the bad sleep well. I just watched the bad sleep well, and finished reading the other viewers comments. The bad sleep well 1962 in this loose adaptation of hamlet, illegitimate son koichi nishi toshiro mifune climbs to a high position within a japanese corporation and marries the crippled.
The bad sleep well was the first film completed by kurosawa productions, the. The castthe bad sleep well, screenplay by hideo oguni, eijiro hisoita, akira kurosawa, ryuzo kikushima and shinobu hashimoto. Region 2 the worse you are, the better you sleep toho 2003. This includes a complete list of films with which he was involved including the films on which he worked as assistant director before becoming a full director, as well as his littleknown. The warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru the bad sleep well 1962. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Criterions dvd of the bad sleep well is a rich and sharp enhanced transfer of this very widescreen tohoscope film. Disappointingly, no commentary track is provided for this, kurosawas most underappreciated gem perhaps criterions regular japanese cinema. The warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru the bad sleep well. Any cinema fan will note the opening wedding scene in the bad sleep well, and its influence on american film makers. Im working on a longer essay about him and this piece didnt make the cut, so im releasing it as a short standalone video. I mean, i dont have anything to bitch about and its quality wasnt a surprise. Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru street date january 10, 2006 starring toshiro mifune, masayuki mori, kyoko kagawa, tatsuya mihashi, takashi shimura, ko nishimura, takeshi kato, kamatari fujiwara, chishu ryu. The completed film opened on 4 september 1960 to a positive critical.
Jan 05, 2006 akira kurosawa died in september of 1998, a month before i began shooting a humble, contemporary version of hamlet set in manhattan and filmed on super 16mm. It was entered into the 11th berlin international film festival the film stars toshiro mifune as a young man who gets a prominent position in a corrupt postwar japanese. A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his fathers suicide. This includes a complete list of films with which he was involved including the films on which he worked as assistant director before becoming a full director, as well as his littleknown contributions to theater, television and literature.
Available formats bluray, dcp screenplay hideo oguni, eijiro hisaita, akira kurosawa, ryuzo kikushima, shinobu hashi. Bluray the worse you are, the better you sleep toho 2009. The overall quality is good, with the dialogue all being crystal clear and there being no noticeable distortions. The title of akira kurosawas the bad sleep well suggests the films debt to american noir, but an alternate version of the title reveals even more in eight simple words. A successfully completed scene that required antony to slap cleopatra to the grounda loaded proposition made more so by the fact that taylor had a. The bad sleep well was the first film completed by kurosawa productions, the directors own production unit. One of akira kurosawas many gifts was staging scenes in ways that were bold, simple and visual.
Despite such senseless flagellations, the bad sleep well is an excellent film, and every bit as worthy of being talked about as a masterpiece, as are ikiru and seven samurai. The bad sleep well 1962 stream and watch online moviefone. Aki kaurismakiprovided a more provocative influence with his hamlet goes business 1987, a caustic farce concerning the hostile takeover of a rubberduck factory in modernday finland, but as the merest tribute to. But as the film progressed, i found myself drawn in and completely absorbed by it. The bad sleep well warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru trigon.
The bad sleep well 1960 the geometry of a scene youtube. Bad sleep well, the 1960 movie clip sticking with your. Its a great film and a perfect example of why writing about great films isnt any fun. A man marries a woman in order to avenge his own fathers murder, but ends up falling in love. The script was finished in july 1963 and a fivemonth preproduction. The bad sleep well, warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru is a 1960 japanese movie directed by akira kurosawa. An actor playing a surgeon on a popular tv series is routinely chased by female fans, including the unhappy wives of his best pals. His direction is mostly tight and suspenseful and the movie is further augmented by an effective score and good acting all around, especially by kurosawa stalwart. The message that haunts us is that everything will be.
Toshiro mifune koichi nishi, masayuki mori public corporation vice president iwabuchi, kyoko kagawa yoshiko nishi, tatsuya mihashi tatsuo iwabuchi, takashi shimura administrative officer moriyama, ko nishimura contract officer shirai, takeshi kato itakura, kamatari fujiwara assistanttothechief wada, chishu. Toshiro mifune stars as koichi nishi, the secretary to the president of a housing corporation, who seeks revenge for his fathers murder. Akira kurosawa, film director, is dead at 88 the new. Continuing his legendary collaboration with actor toshiro mifune, kurosawa combines elements of hamlet and american film noir to chilling effect in exposing the corrupt boardrooms of postwar corporate japan. The bad sleep well was the first film released by the newly formed. Continuing his legendary collaboration with actor toshiro mifune, kurosawa combines elements of hamlet and american film noir to chilling effect. Overview of the bad sleep well, 1963, directed by akira kurosawa, with toshiro mifune, takeshi kato, masayuki mori, at turner classic movies. Continuing his legendary collaboration with actor mifune, kurosawa combines elements of hamlet and american film noir to chilling effect in exposing the corrupt boardroom skullduggery of a prosperousbutpoisonous midcentury japan, where. The bad sleep well is a 1960 film directed by the japanese director akira kurosawa. Akira kurosawa died in september of 1998, a month before i began shooting a humble, contemporary version of hamlet set in manhattan and filmed on super 16mm. It was the first film made by kurosawas own production company, although it was still distributed by toho.
His camera is calm and steady, as this is a film often of long takes. Film critiques on the bad sleep well kurosawa, 1960 essay. It was the first film to be produced under kurosawas own independent production comp. The bad sleep well 1960 the geometry of a scene on vimeo. Along with stray dog 1949 and high and low 1963, it is one of three films in which. The bad sleep well is a loose adaptation of hamletvery loose, actually, being less faithful to the source than kurosawas other shakespeare adaptations throne of blood and ran. Middle manager wada kamatari fujiwara, still silent after weeks in jail, doesnt bend under questioning from a prosecutor koji nanbara in akira kurosawas the bad sleep well, 1960 view the tcmdb entry for the bad sleep well 1963. Viewers more familiar with toshiro mifune from his costume dramas with kurosawa such as throne of blood and. The bad sleep well 1960 toshiro mifune and ko nishimura in the bad sleep well 1960 the bad sleep.
Video archive for the film the bad sleep well, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1963. The bad sleep well 1960 letterboxd social film discovery. Meanwhile, love shows that it also does not take any prisoners, as nishi truly falls in love with keiko. A young executive hunts down his fathers killer in director akira kurosawas scathing the bad sleep well. The bad sleep well, the first film made by kurosawas own, newly founded production company, was also the first over which he had complete control. More natural contemporary scoring was used for kurosawas modern tales, such as the bad sleep well 1960 and high and low 1963, both based on ed mcbain novels. Les salauds dorment en paix warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru the. The bad sleep well is not kurosawas most memorable film, yet it augments many scenes with artistic brilliance.
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