Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
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.
Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Writer:
Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano as Machisu |
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Kanako Higuchi as Sachiko |
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Yûrei Yanagi as Young Machisu |
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Kumiko Aso as Young Sachiko |
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Akira Nakao as Risuke Kuramochi |
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Mariko Tsutsui as Haru Kuramochi |
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Masatô Ibu as Akio Kikuta |
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Nao Omori as Art Dealer |
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Ren Osugi as Tomisuke Kuramochi |
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Aya Enjoji as Tomisuke's Wife |
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Eri Tokunaga as Mari Kuramochi |
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Susumu Terajima as Yakuza Pimp |
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Bobby Ologun as Boxer |
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Takeshi Ōbayashi as President of Kuramochi's Business Partner |
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Takashi Nishina as Takanawa |
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Beat Kiyoshi as Man at the Construction Site |
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Eri Fuse as Woman in the Shopping District |
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Mansaku Fuwa as Farmer Pushing a Light Truck |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Male Prostitute |
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Umi Yamano as |
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Kei Sunaga as |
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Mari Hayashida as Mie |
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Natsumi Seto as |
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Makoto Ôtake as Oden Shop's Father |
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Kaoru Sawayama as Nurse |
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Kenichi Abe as Police Officer |
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Yuki Kazamatsuri as Snack Mama |
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Makoto Araki as |
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Shoken Kunimoto as Debt Collector |
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Naomasa Musaka as Newspaper Shop's Father |
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Matazo Mimata as Mata |
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Miki Hayashida as Passenger |
| Directing | Takeshi Kitano | Director |
| Sound | Yuki Kajiura | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Writing | Takeshi Kitano | Screenplay |
| Production | Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Art | Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Editing | Takeshi Kitano | Editor |
| Camera | Katsumi Yanagijima | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Senji Horiuchi | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Yamato Saito | Production Manager |
