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.

Takeshi Kitano

Kanako Higuchi

Yûrei Yanagi

(Young Machisu)

Kumiko Aso

(Young Sachiko)

Akira Nakao

(Risuke Kuramochi)

Mariko Tsutsui

(Haru Kuramochi)

Masatô Ibu

Nao Ômori

Ren Osugi

(Tomisuke Kuramochi)

Aya Enjoji

(Tomisuke's Wife)

Eri Tokunaga

(Mari Kuramochi)

Susumu Terajima

Bobby Ologun

Takeshi Ōbayashi

(President of Kuramochi's Business Partner)

Takashi Nishina

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

Mari Hayashida

Natsumi Seto

Makoto Ôtake

(Oden Shop's Father)

Kaoru Sawayama

Kenichi Abe

(Police Officer)

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Makoto Araki

Shoken Kunimoto

(Debt Collector)

Naomasa Musaka

(Newspaper Shop's Father)

Matazo Mimata

Miki Hayashida