But thats getting a bit ahead of things.

The plan for vengeance here unfolds gradually, makingThe Bad Sleep Wellsomething of a slow burn, too.

But its not going to make youSleep, even if you think you have a bit of aBadattention span.

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Mifunes character wanders into a small town thats been torn apart by a dramatic gang war.

Theres still something kind of irresistible about it all these decades later.

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Black and white still of a businessman looking scared in The Bad Sleep Well

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Red Beard - 1965 - Toshiro Mifune

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Sanjuro - 1962 (1)

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High and Low 1963 Movie Poster

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