Achilles and the Tortoise

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Movie Info

A man's obsession over art leaves him penniless and homeless until his estranged wife saves him.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

Japanese
Director:

Takeshi Kitano
Producer:

Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
Writer:

Takeshi Kitano
Runtime:

1h 59m

Cast & Crew

Takeshi Kitano
Machisu Kuramochi

Kanako Higuchi
Sachiko

Kumiko Aso
Sachiko - young

Aya Enjôji
Tomisuke's wife

Masatô Ibu
Akio Kikuta

Taigi Kobayashi

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Critic Reviews for Achilles to kame (Achilles and the Tortoise)

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Takeshi Kitano in a contemplative, pretty-but-is-it-art mood.

September 15, 2008

Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine
As the third part of a self-mocking trilogy "Achilles and the Tortoise" may be a bit long in the tooth, but as a standalone film about the perceived value of art it has quite some interesting things to say.

January 17, 2020 | Full Review…

Ard Vijn
ScreenAnarchy

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Audience Reviews for Achilles to kame (Achilles and the Tortoise)

Dec 25, 2010

Something is missing. Achilles to kame actually begins with a smart fable that poses its meaning almost before the movie ends (you can completely predict the last title card before it is shown). Kitano, however, makes a very uneven testament of that misunderstood and obsessed artist. It took me half ot the movie to realize it was a comedy, so it may be seen as three different skecthes... And even so, I was left cold. 62/100

Edgar C Super Reviewer
Apr 07, 2009

Kitano keeps doing his personal movies. In his last two movies we saw the "actor Kitano" and the "film maker Kitano", now it's time to see the "artist Kitano". First we see a kid whose dream is to be a painter, then we see him struggling as a young man and the real show begins when he gets old to be Kitano himself. All his life he never stops painting. Kitano has something to say about art and paintings and he is saying it in his quirky and funny way. A must see for Kitano fans and for people that are interested in painting.

Serdar C Super Reviewer