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| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Produced by | Masayuki Mori |
| Starring | Beat Takeshi Kanako Higuchi Yurei Yanagi Kumiko Asō |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Edited by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura |
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| Distributed by | Tokyo Theatres Office Kitano |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Achilles and the Tortoise (アキレスと亀, Akiresu to Kame) is a 2008 Japanese film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film is the third and final part of Kitano's surrealist autobiographical trilogy, starting with Takeshis' and continuing with Glory to the Filmmaker!
The title Achilles and the Tortoise refers to the motion paradox by Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, Achilles and the Tortoise.