Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected
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- Movie: Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected / Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
- Romaji: Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu
- Japanese: 亀は意外と速く泳ぐ
- Director: Satoshi Miki
- Writer: Satoshi Miki
- Producer: Naoki Hashimoto
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: July 2, 2005
- Runtime: 90 Min.
- Genre: Comedy
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Suzume Katagura (Juri Ueno) is an ordinary housewife.Her husband has been sent overseas on business, and although he phones her regularly, he is more concerned with the health and welfare of his pet turtle. The days pass by monotonously… It is as though no one pays her any attention – even her husband. “Does anyone notice me? Will I just get old, and die?”
These thoughts scare Suzume…
The ordinariness of her life is interrupted one day when she spots a flier in the stairwell advertising for spies! Intrigued, Suzume phones the number. Three days later, Suzume is instructed to go to a run down apartment. She is greeted by a man and a woman – he is unemployed; she is a shopping mall announcer. They claim to be spies working for a foreign state. Just like Suzume, they are ordinary people with ordinary lives. The couple persuades Suzume to become a spy too. They virtually force the 5 million yen first mission fee on to Suzume and so begins her life as a spy!
Cast
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| Juri Ueno | Yu Aoi | Ryo Iwamatsu | Eri Fuse | Yoichi Nukumizu |
| Suzume Katakura | Kujaku Ogitani | Shizuo Kugitani | Etsuko Kugitani | Barber |
Additional Cast Members:
- Jun Kaname - Kato
- Masato Ibu - Nakanishi
- Shunsuke Matsuoka - Nirayama
- Yutaka Matsushige - Ramen Chef
- Kenji Mizuhashi - Policeman
- Kyusaku Shimada - Fukushima
- Vincent Giry
- Yasuhito Hida
- Yoshiyuki Morishita
- Toshifumi Muramatsu
- Nobuto Okamoto
- Sogen Tanaka
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Film Festivals
- 2006 (1st) Kinotayo Film Festival - November 21-November 25 - Feature Films
risyad-kun Says:
Aug 16 2010 10:22 am
i saw this film coz ueno juri waz in :D
KATTUNberry Says:
Jul 23 2010 11:39 am
I love this film, it's exciting yet relaxing, funny yet bland. I can't quite describe it. :)
Saicook Says:
Aug 02 2008 2:36 pm
One word: Excellence.