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Akiresu to kame (2008)
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Takeshi Kitano (written by)
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20 September 2008 (Japan) more
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Critics Rock Venice Festival's Boat
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 September 2008, 10:38 AM, PDT)
Five U.S. Films To Compete At Venice
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 July 2008, 10:16 AM, PDT)
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Truly amazing film. more (7 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Takeshi Kitano | ... | Machisu Kuramochi |
 | Kanako Higuchi | ... | Sachiko |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kumiko Asô | ... | Sachiko - young |
| Aya Enjôji | ... | Tomisuke's wife |
| Masatô Ibu | ... | Akio Kikuta |
| Taigi Kobayashi | ||
| Akira Nakao | ... | Risuke Kuramochi |
| Nao Omori | ... | Picture Dealer (as Nao Ômori) |
| Ren Ôsugi | ... | Tomisuke Kuramochi |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Yakuza pimp |
| Eri Tokunaga | ... | Mari Kuramochi |
| Mariko Tsutsui | ... | Haru Kuramochi |
| Yûrei Yanagi | ... | Machisu - adolescent |
| Reikô Yoshioka | ... | Machisu - young |
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Achilles and the Tortoise (International: English title)
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119 min
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Beat Takeshi's "Dolls" is one of my favorite movies, and I really enjoyed his other films "Kikujirou no Natsu", "Zatoichi", and "Brother". However, his last two films I viewed, "Kantoku, Banzai!!" and "Takeshis'" were nothing but narcissistic garbage, so I expected nothing from this movie. To my surprise, it turned out to be a fantastic film that's not only funny, but also deep.
The story follows the life of a boy who loves art and destined to become an artist, though fail to achieve success due to lack of originality and excessive imitation.
What I really liked about this film is that it explores what art really is, and pokes fun at the absurdity of some of today's so-called 'modern art'. It also depicts the suffering of an artist whose works are not 'understood' by others. It's interesting Kitano Takeshi's films are often artistic in its own way. Makes me wonder if his previous two films were too artistic for me to comprehend?
In any case, I enjoyed this film tremendously, and there were many memorable moments. Casting was done extremely well, especially in the 'college days', and all the actors gave a great performance for this wonderful movie.