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
Machisu
Kanako Higuchi
Sachiko
Yûrei Yanagi
Young Machisu
Kumiko Aso
Young Sachiko
Akira Nakao
Risuke Kuramochi
Mariko Tsutsui
Haru Kuramochi
Masatô Ibu
Akio Kikuta
Nao Omori
Art Dealer
Ren Osugi
Tomisuke Kuramochi
Aya Enjoji
Tomisuke's Wife
Eri Tokunaga
Mari Kuramochi
Susumu Terajima
Yakuza Pimp
Bobby Ologun
Boxer
Takeshi Ōbayashi
President of Kuramochi's Business Partner
Takashi Nishina
Takanawa
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
Mie
Natsumi Seto
Makoto Ôtake
Oden Shop's Father
Kaoru Sawayama
Nurse
Kenichi Abe
Police Officer
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Snack Mama
Makoto Araki
Shoken Kunimoto
Debt Collector
Naomasa Musaka
Newspaper Shop's Father
Matazo Mimata
Mata
Miki Hayashida
Passenger