- Country: Japan
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 2008-09-20
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Writers: Takeshi Kitano
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Takeshi Kitano , Kanako Higuchi , Makoto Araki , Kumiko Aso , Aya Enjoji , Kuruo Hatoyama , Miki Hayashida , Masatō Ibu , Beat Kiyoshi , Taigi Kobayashi
- Runtime: 119 min
- Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
- AKA: Achilles a zelva (Czech Republic) , Ахиллес и черепаха (Russian Federation) , Achilles i żółw (Poland) , Akhilleusz és a teknős (Hungary) , Achilles and the Tortoise , Akileus ve kaplumbağa (Turkey) , Akiresu to kame , Ахил и костенурката (Bulgaria) , アキレスと亀 (Japan) , Aquiles e a Tartaruga (Brazil) , Achilles to Kame (Germany) , Achille et la tortue (France, French Republic) , Aquiles y la tortuga (Argentina) , Ο Αχιλλέας και η χελώνα (Greece) , Aquiles y la tortuga (Spain) , Achille e la tartaruga (Italy)
- Plot:
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. Machisu, the only son of a rich collector, has a childs love for painting. Praise from a famous artist friend of his father inspires the young boy to dream of becoming a painter himself. s a young man, poor loner Machisu manages to attend art school with money earned from working. He is introduced to an unconventional world of bold creativity but he also gets his first bitter taste of harsh criticism from a dealer. Encouragement comes in the form of attractive clerk Sachiko who is convinced that she alone understands him. Marriage is soon followed by a daughter, as love and hope drive Machisu to commit even more deeply to his art …
- IMDB:tt1217243
Takeshi Kitano
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Machisu
Kanako Higuchi
Sachiko
Yūrei Yanagi
Young Machisu
Kumiko Aso
Young Sachiko
Akira Nakao
Risuke Kuramochi
Mariko Tsutsui
Haru Kuramochi
Masatō Ibu
Akio Kikuta
Nao Omori
Art Dealer
Ren Osugi
Tomisuke Kuramochi
Aya Enjoji
Tomisuke's Wife
Eri Tokunaga
Mari Kuramochi
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza Pimp
Bobby Ologun
Boxer
Takeshi Ôbayashi
President of Kuramochi's Business Partner
Takashi Nishina
Takanawa
Beat Kiyoshi
Man at the Construction Site
Eri Fuse
Woman in the Shopping District
Mansaku Fuwa
Farmer Pushing a Light Truck
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Male Prostitute
Umi Yamano
Kei Sunaga
Natsumi Seto
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Snack Mama
Naomasa Musaka
Newspaper Shop's Father
Miki Hayashida
Passenger