# The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

> Akira Kurosawa’s corporate noir turns a high-profile wedding into a pressure cooker of corruption, revenge, and institutional impunity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19782

## Facts

- Runtime: 150 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takeshi Katō, Kyōko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura, Kō Nishimura
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054460/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sardonic, chilling, paranoid, serious film night, japanese cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A wedding celebration spirals into chaos as dark secrets unravel beneath the surface.

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