Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

2005 1h 30m JA

👍

6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 39

Comedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day, she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement in her life, she decides to give them a call.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Juri Ueno
Suzume Katakura
Yu Aoi
Kujaku Ogitani
Ryo Iwamatsu
Shizuo Kugitani
Eri Fuse
Etsuko Kugitani
Jun Kaname
Kato
Masatô Ibu
Nakanishi
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Nirayama
Yutaka Matsushige
Ramen Chef

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoshi Miki
Writers: Satoshi Miki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 21 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Satoshi Miki, shot by Gen Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Juri Ueno and Yu Aoi and Ryo Iwamatsu carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0455577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satoshi Miki directs. Gen Kobayashi behind the camera. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Satoshi Miki, shot by Gen Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Juri Ueno and Yu Aoi and Ryo Iwamatsu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0455577 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 39 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.