Achilles and the Tortoise

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.

7.028

120 min

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

as Machisu

Kanako Higuchi

as Sachiko

Yûrei Yanagi

as Young Machisu

Kumiko Aso

as Young Sachiko

Akira Nakao

as Risuke Kuramochi

Mariko Tsutsui

as Haru Kuramochi

Masatô Ibu

as Akio Kikuta

Nao Omori

as Art Dealer

Ren Osugi

as Tomisuke Kuramochi

Aya Enjoji

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

Umi Yamano

Kei Sunaga

Mari Hayashida

as Mie

Natsumi Seto

Makoto Ôtake

as Oden Shop's Father

Kaoru Sawayama

as Nurse

Kenichi Abe

as Police Officer

Yuki Kazamatsuri

as Snack Mama

Makoto Araki

Shoken Kunimoto

as Debt Collector

Naomasa Musaka

as Newspaper Shop's Father

Matazo Mimata

as Mata

Miki Hayashida

as Passenger

Director

Takeshi Kitano