Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003 · 116 min · JA · 7.0 (41 votes)
Dir. Isshin Inudo · Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Juri Ueno, Noriko Eguchi, Hirofumi Arai, Itsuji Itao · Music Shigeru Kishida
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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 Josee.

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A tender, bittersweet story about finding connection and chasing dreams against the backdrop of everyday life. It’s a gentle, hopeful look at young love and the quiet strength found in vulnerability.

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