Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Akiresu to kame
119 min
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
- Release date
- September 20, 2008
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Music
- Yuki Kajiura
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Machisu Kuramochi
- Kanako Higuchi as Sachiko
- Yûrei Yanagi as Young Machisu
- Kumiko Asō as Sachiko - young
- Akira Nakao as Risuke Kuramochi
- Mariko Tsutsui as Haru Kuramochi
- Masatô Ibu as Akio Kikuta
- Nao Ōmori as Art Dealer
- Ren Ōsugi as Tomisuke Kuramochi
- Aya Enjôji as Tomisuke's wife
- Eri Tokunaga as Mari Kuramochi
- Susumu Terajima as Yakuza Pimp
- Bobby Ologun as Boxer
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as President of Kuramochi's Business Partner
- Takashi Nishina as Takanawa
- Beat Kiyoshi as Man at the Construction Site
- Eri Fuse as Woman in the Shopping District
- Mansaku Fuwa as Farmer Pushing a Light Truck
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Male Prostitute
- Mari Hayashida as Mie
- Natsumi Seto
- Makoto Ôtake as Oden Shop's Father
- Yuki Kazamatsuri as Snack Mama
- Makoto Araki
- Shôken Kunimoto as Debt Collector
- Naomasa Musaka as Newspaper Shop's Father
- Kuruo Hatoyama
- Miki Hayashida as Passenger
- Taigi Kobayashi
Crew
- Takeshi Kitano · Director
- Takeshi Kitano · Writer
- Masayuki Mori · Producer
- Takio Yoshida · Producer
- Yuki Kajiura · Composer
- Katsumi Yanagijima · Cinematographer
- Takeshi Kitano · Editor
- Takefumi Yoshikawa · Casting director
- Norihiro Isoda · Production designer