Kurosawa's darkest revenge thriller dissected by the demons who made it.
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).
Direction
Kurosawa's own words on his most cynical film.
Production
That wedding set? Built in a former aircraft factory.
Writing
Shinobu Hashimoto on Hamlet parallels they buried.
Director
Yoshinari Okamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Toho built the massive Dai-ichi Building set in a former Kawasaki aircraft plant because no soundstage could hold Kurosawa's vision.
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