Achilles and the Tortoise
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9/20/2008Runtime
120 minsOverview
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.
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A tender and darkly comic portrait of an aging artist's relentless pursuit of recognition and his wife's unwavering devotion through decades of creative struggle. It's a film about the gap between artistic aspiration and lived reality, told with both humor and heartache.
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