Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Joze to tora to sakana-tachi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 56min
- Drama, Romance
- 13 Dec 2003 (Japan)
- Movie
Josee suffers from cerebral palsy and has spent her entire life insulated from the outside world by her eccentric overprotective grandmother. One day, she happens to meet Tsuneo, a college student, who gradually becomes attracted to her.
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- 5 wins.
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Cast
| Satoshi Tsumabuki | ... |
Tsuneo
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Chizuru Ikewaki | ... |
Joze (Kumiko)
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| Juri Ueno | ... |
Kanae
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| Hirofumi Arai | ... |
Koji
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | ... |
Bookstore Clerk
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Noriko Eguchi | ... |
Noriko
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Daigo Fujisawa | ... |
Ryuji
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Kazuhiro Fujiwara | ... |
Haruki Kanai
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| Itsuji Itao | ... |
The Manager
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Tai Kageyama | ... |
Master of Mahjong Bar
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Rio Kanno | ... |
Jozee (Child)
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| Annu Mari | ... |
Woman at Mahjong Bar
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| Yoshiyuki Morishita | ... |
The Pervert
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Yasuhi Nakamura |
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Kôji Ohkura | ... |
Man at Mahjong Bar
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| Sabu | ... |
Patron
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Sakichi Sato |
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Eiko Shinya | ... |
Joze's grand mother
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Directed by
| Isshin Inudô | ||
Written by
| Seiko Tanabe | ... | (creator: based on short story) (creator) |
| Aya Watanabe | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Osamu Kubota | ... | producer |
| Hiroaki Miki | ... | co-producer |
| Shinji Ogawa | ... | producer |
Music by
| Quruli | ||
Cinematography by
| Takahiro Tsutai | ||
Editing by
| Sôichi Ueno | ... | (as Soichi Ueno) |
Art Direction by
| Iwao Saitô | ||
Sound Department
| Akihiko Okase | ... | sound effects |
| Junichi Shima | ... | sound recordist |
Music Department
| Teru Yasui | ... | music supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Asmik Ace Entertainment (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sponge (2004) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2011) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
- Links Digiworks (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Apex (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Dokkoyo University (filming cooperation)
- Griffith (grip equipment supplied by)
- Hoei Sangyo Co. Ltd. (film supplied by)
- Imagica (film processing)
- Kei Project (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Match and Company (advertising coordination)
- NAC Image Technology (camera equipment supplied by)
- NTT Docomo (art cooperation)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (vehicle rental)
- Planning Office (lighting equipment supplied by)
- S Gear (grip equipment supplied by)
- Tokky's Union Paradise (grip equipment supplied by)
- Tsudô Kôbô (title design)
Storyline
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Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she has in the carriage. Money? Drugs? One day, the owner of the mah-jong parlour sends Tsuneo out to walk his dog. A baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guard rail. The old lady asks him to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself Josée. Written by lily |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Based on short romantic novel "Joze to Tora to Sakana-tachi" by Seiko Tanabe (published June, 1984 in magazine Gekkan Kadokawa). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020). See more » |