![Achilles and the Tortoise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//fDYLcb1jGehVsYD3WmpQa4ecZ4a.jpg)
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Achilles and the Tortoise
2 hours2008-09-20
7.0
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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.
Cast
![Takeshi Kitano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9fyYreFJT8CPe8Ok2y1LE0btNYS.jpg)
Takeshi Kitano
Machisu
![Kanako Higuchi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//b6PFtaf6S6M722pDmWba3GlEP5S.jpg)
Kanako Higuchi
Sachiko
![Yûrei Yanagi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eDwCy1W4KHXdtcjxqLMOwXbzi1U.jpg)
Yûrei Yanagi
Young Machisu
![Kumiko Aso](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//D9TIYupOU0YfrXoqti2hQEX8TL.jpg)
Kumiko Aso
Young Sachiko
![Akira Nakao](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4xoJy9W4owXHScRwdvCSNI7nt8U.jpg)
Akira Nakao
Risuke Kuramochi
![Mariko Tsutsui](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1pHQEi0VkIXaua99UWFIqBnCE5T.jpg)
Mariko Tsutsui
Haru Kuramochi
![Masatô Ibu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iXa9IhA5RTTI0os3mguDKNDfhup.jpg)
Masatô Ibu
Akio Kikuta
![Nao Omori](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vksNisBd3SG6WNtBuIJzVXWRjhO.jpg)
Nao Omori
Art Dealer
![Ren Osugi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//49BL0p9gni4ERgnEciMJIXbJZDk.jpg)
Ren Osugi
Tomisuke Kuramochi
![Aya Enjoji](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AbzKrn0JvOpOFbKBbgd8DMVDeNx.jpg)
Aya Enjoji
Tomisuke's Wife
![Eri Tokunaga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9LgNJkJdhu2h2WawUr9PSF5ZV7Q.jpg)
Eri Tokunaga
Mari Kuramochi
![Susumu Terajima](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ls7hOjfFjOOTow7x0IP4GhcCeJf.jpg)
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza Pimp
![Bobby Ologun](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bobby Ologun
Boxer
![Takeshi Ōbayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kkd43M8l7IxKUzx8HtePYq0xVNk.jpg)
Takeshi Ōbayashi
President of Kuramochi's Business Partner
![Takashi Nishina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//x1vR1K0ro7yGlt5g8oXaxOEhtZ5.jpg)
Takashi Nishina
Takanawa
![Beat Kiyoshi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2Maeje6XwtpBMEkrkmsiuN6UZey.jpg)
Beat Kiyoshi
Man at the Construction Site
![Eri Fuse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ejcayzFViwA4k0LqB2NNc9Xs56B.jpg)
Eri Fuse
Woman in the Shopping District
![Mansaku Fuwa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1zzIdL1GoaXq51lVzFMT64VwYrg.jpg)
Mansaku Fuwa
Farmer Pushing a Light Truck
![Yoshiyuki Morishita](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//f3PRkaOlKyCyC7xJ4qe9Z6G2FRZ.jpg)
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Male Prostitute
![Umi Yamano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lyDrnjSpWi7LMaw9OO6Z9dFmxua.jpg)
Umi Yamano
![Kei Sunaga](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uqpubdXABuayfr3jba4K9TzMx3A.jpg)
Kei Sunaga
![Mari Hayashida](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5djl0zxFa0GbHEAOf5Lt4GU3gj4.jpg)
Mari Hayashida
Mie
![Natsumi Seto](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tDXvIpLWt1sNOn2gO7yG6MGfytK.jpg)
Natsumi Seto
![Makoto Otake](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Makoto Otake
Oden Shop's Father
![Kaoru Sawayama](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kaoru Sawayama
Nurse
![Kenichi Abe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tioJ5VSj9uB39zwk7lMhbTonrIu.jpg)
Kenichi Abe
Police Officer
![Yuki Kazamatsuri](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yGi9z2kzcEAKRntfzjAg6GMS9pI.jpg)
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Snack Mama
![Makoto Araki](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Makoto Araki
![Shoken Kunimoto](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vdqq36mwwAMLpMUemrsKu7OJ5PD.jpg)
Shoken Kunimoto
Debt Collector
![Naomasa Musaka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cEQZWsUd9Es3pLR8rMF5PqOiGpy.jpg)
Naomasa Musaka
Newspaper Shop's Father
![Matazo Mimata](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Matazo Mimata
Mata
![Miki Hayashida](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9wQf9NZVkPqAwIjETSsakVDEspV.jpg)