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Mood:
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Plot:
- Artist's LifeObsessionDown on Your LuckArtists and ShowbizLife is a BitchMind and SoulLosing-it HeroLife Turned Upside Down more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignComedy
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- Contemporary20th Century21st Century80s90s
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- AsiaJapan
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- Dark Humor
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Achilles and the Tortoise, 2008
Japanese
Japan
Profile of Achilles and the Tortoise
The mood of Achilles and the Tortoise is gloomy, offbeat, and humorous. The plot centers around the life of an artist, being down on your luck, and obsession. It features dark humor. Achilles and the Tortoise is a drama, foreign, and comedy movie. In approach, it is realistic. The pacing is slow. Achilles and the Tortoise is set in Japan. It happens in the 1980s, in the 1990s, and in contemporary times.
Summary of Achilles and the Tortoise
Machisu, the only son of a rich collector, has a child’s love for painting. Praise from a famous artist friend of his father inspires the young boy to dream of becoming a painter himself. Precocious Machisu begins to paint everyday and everywhere, even during class, to the dismay of his teacher. When tragedy strikes, little Machisu’s privileged life ends, leaving him orphaned, but with an incomparable passion for art …
As 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 …
Upon reaching middle age, Machisu has yet to sell a painting. But he remains dedicated, supported by his devoted wife Sachiko, who has become his indispensable creative partner. With each new work, Machisu tries to push himself to greater limits of inspiration. Hungry for recognition, their creative attempts escalate beyond what neighbors and even their own teenaged daughter Mari can tolerate. Will Achilles ever overtake the Tortoise?
Details
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Release date: | 3 November 2008 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
Cast and Crew
as Machisu Kuramochi
as Sachiko
as Sachiko - young
as Tomisuke's wife
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