Achilles and the Tortoise

2008 film by Takeshi Kitano
Movie film Q340300
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Achilles and the Tortoise

Summary

Achilles and the Tortoise is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Achilles and the Tortoise's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's director is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[4].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's screenwriter is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[5].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's composer is recorded as Yuki Kajiura[6].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's genre is recorded as comedy drama[7].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • paradox of Achilles and the tortoise is named after Achilles and the Tortoise[9].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[10].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Kumiko Asō[11].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Kanako Higuchi[12].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Yūrei Yanagi[13].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Nao Ōmori[14].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Ren Ōsugi[15].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Susumu Terajima[16].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Akira Nakao[17].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's cast member is recorded as Masatō Ibu[18].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's producer is recorded as Masayuki Mori[19].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's production company is recorded as Bandai Visual[20].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's production company is recorded as Tokyo FM[21].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's production company is recorded as TV Asahi[22].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's production company is recorded as WOWOW[23].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's director of photography is recorded as Katsumi Yanagishima[24].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's IMDb ID is recorded as tt1217243[25].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[26].
  • Achilles and the Tortoise's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Achilles and the Tortoise's producer is recorded as Masayuki Mori[19]. Its director is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[5]. Cast members include Takeshi Kitano[10], Kumiko Asō[11], Kanako Higuchi[12], Yūrei Yanagi[13], Nao Ōmori[14], and Ren Ōsugi[15].

Publication

Achilles and the Tortoise's publication date is recorded as +2008-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[26]. Genres include comedy drama[7] and comedy film[8].

Why It Matters

Achilles and the Tortoise ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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