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. 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 ... Achilles and the Tortoise featuring Takeshi Kitano and Kanako Higuchi is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a comedy and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.3 (3,864 votes).
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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 ... Achilles and the Tortoise featuring Takeshi Kitano and Kanako Higuchi is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. It's a comedy and drama movie with a better than average IMDb audience rating of 7.3 (3,864 votes).
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Sachiko
Kanako Higuchi
Machisu Kuramochi (young)
Yūrei Yanagi
Sachiko (young)
Kumiko Aso
Risuke Kuramochi
中尾彬
Haru Kuramochi
Mariko Tsutsui
Akio Kikuta
Masatō Ibu
Art Dealer (Akio's son)
Nao Omori
Tomisuke Kuramochi
Ren Osugi
Tomisuke's wife
Aya Enjoji
Mari Kuramochi
Eri Tokunaga
Yakuza pimp
Susumu Terajima
Producer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Takio Yoshida
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