Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

About Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) is a romance film directed by Isshin Inudo. The film is filed under based on short story, disability, young love, and cerebral palsy.

Satoshi Tsumabuki takes the lead as Tsuneo, Chizuru Ikewaki as Joze, Juri Ueno as Kanae, and Noriko Eguchi as Noriko. It runs 116 minutes and was released in December 2003.

The screenplay is by Aya Watanabe. Produced by Kansai Television. American members can watch it on AsianCrush, Cineverse Amazon Channel, and Retrocrush.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, Licorice Pizza, and Burning make useful companions to Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, all filed under love. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 56 votes.