56.4

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Achilles and the Tortoise

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Achilles and the Tortoise

2008 · 119 min · Japan · Japanese

Achilles and the Tortoise (2008) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 4,057 votes. Updated 2026-10-27

56.4GRM score

★ 7.3IMDb · 4k

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.

Top cast

10

Machisu Kuramochi

Sachiko - young

Tomisuke's wife

Taigi Kobayashi

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Top cast

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