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Achilles and the Tortoise

Achilles and the Tortoise

2008•2h 0m•7.0/10
ComedyDrama

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7.0/10(105)

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.

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Production

Office Kitano, Bandai Visual

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Machisu

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Sachiko

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Young Machisu

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Young Sachiko

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Risuke Kuramochi

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

Haru Kuramochi

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Akio Kikuta

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Art Dealer

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Tomisuke Kuramochi

Aya Enjoji

Aya Enjoji

Tomisuke's Wife

Eri Tokunaga

Eri Tokunaga

Mari Kuramochi

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Yakuza Pimp

Bobby Ologun

Boxer

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

President of Kuramochi's Business Partner

Takashi Nishina

Takashi Nishina

Takanawa

Beat Kiyoshi

Beat Kiyoshi

Man at the Construction Site

Eri Fuse

Eri Fuse

Woman in the Shopping District

Mansaku Fuwa

Mansaku Fuwa

Farmer Pushing a Light Truck

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Male Prostitute

Umi Yamano

Umi Yamano

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