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Achilles and the Tortoise is a 2008 Japanese film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film is the third and final part of Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, starting with Takeshis' and continuing with Glory to the Filmmaker!
Original Release
09/20/2008
US Release
11/03/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takeshi Kitano | Machisu / Machisu Kuramochi |
| Kanako Higuchi | Sachiko |
| Makoto Araki | |
| Kumiko Aso | Sachiko - young / Young Sachiko |
| Aya Enjôji | Tomisuke's wife |
| Kuruo Hatoyama | |
| Miki Hayashida | Passenger |
| Masatô Ibu | Akio Kikuta |
| Beat Kiyoshi | Man at the Construction Site |
| Taigi Kobayashi |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Takeshi Kitano | Machisu / Machisu Kuramochi |
| Kanako Higuchi | Sachiko |
| Makoto Araki | |
| Kumiko Aso | Sachiko - young / Young Sachiko |
| Aya Enjôji | Tomisuke's wife |
| Kuruo Hatoyama | |
| Miki Hayashida | Passenger |
| Masatô Ibu | Akio Kikuta |
| Beat Kiyoshi | Man at the Construction Site |
| Taigi Kobayashi | |
| Shôken Kunimoto | Debt Collector |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita | Male Prostitute |
| Akira Nakao | Risuke Kuramochi |
| Takashi Nishina | Dream artist / Takanawa |
| Bobby Ologun | Boxer |
| Yasunari Takeshima | Secretary |
| Susumu Terajima | Yakuza pimp |
| Eri Tokunaga | Mari Kuramochi |
| Mariko Tsutsui | Haru Kuramochi |
| Yurei Yanagi | Machisu - adolescent / Young Machisu |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Makoto Kakurai | Producer |
| Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Kazuhiro Ôta | Producer |
