The Bad Sleep Well

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.The Bad Sleep Well featuring Toshirō Mifune and Masayuki Mori is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and streaming with subscription on Kanopy. It's a crime and drama movie with a very high Rotten Tomatoes (critics) score of 100% and a high IMDb audience rating of 8.0 (10,475 votes).