The Bad Sleep Well (1960) – Akira Kurosawa

Posted on October 25, 2015

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The Bad Sleep Well

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The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru^?) is a 1960 film directed by the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. It was the first film to be produced under Kurosawa’s own independent production company. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Bad Sleep Well
Original Japanese poster
Directed by	Akira Kurosawa
Produced by	Akira Kurosawa Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by	Hideo Oguni Eijirô Hisaita Akira Kurosawa Ryûzô Kikushima Shinobu Hashimoto
Starring	Toshiro Mifune
Music by	Masaru Sato
Cinematography	Yuzuru Aizawa
Edited by	Akira Kurosawa
Production company	Toho Studios Kurosawa Production Co.
Distributed by	Toho
Release dates	September 19, 1960
Running time	151 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese