The Kurosawa Century #6: Corporate Corruption & Contemporary Japan: The Bad Sleep Well (1960) & High and Low (1963)

The Bad Sleep Well (1960, 151 Minutes) Moody, byzantine, and alienating are just a few adjectives to describe The Bad Sleep Well. Loosely inspired by Hamlet , in that it's a story about a son attempting to avenge the unjust death of his father, only it's' the version where Claudius wins. A plot summary would take several paragraphs, but if paying close attention, the plot is not over complicated.…