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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Where The Bad Sleep Well says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A corporate revenge story set in postwar Japan, filmed across a volcano, a Tokyo landmark and a prison
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Scenes and places
The wedding reception (1960)
Reporters crowd a lavish wedding reception and trade gossip about the groom and the bride's father. Then the police walk in and arrest the master of ceremony.
Set in Wedding reception hall — The lavish reception for the Vice President's daughter, watched by a room of reporters.
The police questioning (1960)
After the wedding, the police press Wada and the accountant Miura about bribes between a construction company and the public corporation. Neither gives them an easy answer.
Set in Police questioning room — Police question two company men about bribery over a construction contract.
The corporate office building (1960)
The film keeps coming back to the corporation's office building. An earlier scandal ended here, and its shadow hangs over everyone who works inside.
Set in Public Corporation office building — The company's office building, where an earlier scandal ended at a seventh-floor window. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A landmark office building in Tokyo's Marunouchi district; the original was replaced by a new building on the same site in 2002.
Filmed at Marunouchi Building, Tokyo (Marunouchi · Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan) — The Marunouchi Building is named as one of the main filming locations; the original building was replaced on the same site. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Tokyo Station is next to the site.
The road and the truck (1960)
Miura, about to be arrested, runs out in front of a truck. For the company men, the pressure has now cost a life.
Set in Road where Miura runs into traffic — A road where the accountant Miura meets his end.
The volcano crater (1960)
Wada climbs to the edge of an active volcano to jump. Nishi pulls him back, because he needs Wada alive.
Set in Mount Aso crater — An active volcano where Wada tries to end his life and Nishi stops him. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Mount Aso is an active volcano in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the southern island of Kyushu.
Filmed at Mount Aso, Kumamoto (Mount Aso, Aso, Kumamoto, Japan) — Mount Aso is named as one of the main filming locations; the coordinate is the mountain's, not the exact spot filmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Wada's funeral (1960)
Nishi drives Wada to watch his own funeral from a car. Seeing how his employers treat him is what turns Wada.
Set in Funeral hall — A funeral held for Wada while he watches from a car.
Iwabuchi's house (1960)
Nishi returns to the house he shares with his wife and is driven out by her brother Tatsuo, who has overheard something about him.
Set in Iwabuchi's house — The family home where Nishi lives with his wife.
The safe-deposit bank (1960)
Nishi sets up contract officer Shirai so that his own bosses believe he is stealing from them.
Set in Bank (safe-deposit box) — A bank where Shirai keeps a safe-deposit box.
The detention centre gate (1960)
The scene at a detention centre gate, where the company's troubles meet the law. The exact story point of this scene is not fixed in the sources.
Set in Detention centre gate — The gate of a detention centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A prison in Yokohama, on the coast south of Tokyo.
Filmed at Yokohama Prison (Yokohama Prison, Yokohama, Japan) — The Yokohama Prison is named as one of the main filming locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The factory ruins (1960)
Nishi retreats to the ruins of a factory he once worked at, and from there he makes his move against Moriyama.
Set in Wartime factory ruins — The ruins of a wartime factory where Nishi hides.
The site of the former Navy Yard of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture.
Characters
- Nishi — A young man who gets a prominent position in a corrupt postwar company to expose the men responsible for his father's death.
- Yoshiko — The Vice President's daughter, who marries Nishi.
- Wada — A corporate assistant officer arrested at the wedding reception.
- Iwabuchi — The Public Development Corporation's Vice President and Yoshiko's father.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was The Bad Sleep Well really filmed?