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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Original title: Joze to tora to sakana-tachi
  • 2020
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
11K
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)
Tsuneo is a university student and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds Josee's grandmother taking her out for a evening walk.
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JapaneseAnimeComing-of-AgeHand-Drawn AnimationRomantic ComedySlice of LifeAnimationDramaRomance

After befriending a marine biology student, a sarcastic artist living with paraplegia begins to experience the world beyond her home.After befriending a marine biology student, a sarcastic artist living with paraplegia begins to experience the world beyond her home.After befriending a marine biology student, a sarcastic artist living with paraplegia begins to experience the world beyond her home.

  • Director
    • Kôtarô Tamura
  • Writer
    • Sayaka Kuwamura
  • Stars
    • Kaya Kiyohara
    • Taishi Nakagawa
    • Matsutera Chiemi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôtarô Tamura
    • Writer
      • Sayaka Kuwamura
    • Stars
      • Kaya Kiyohara
      • Taishi Nakagawa
      • Matsutera Chiemi
    • 67User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Kaya Kiyohara
    Kaya Kiyohara
    • Joze
    • (voice)
    Taishi Nakagawa
    Taishi Nakagawa
    • Suzukawa Tsuneo
    • (voice)
    Matsutera Chiemi
    • Yamamura Chizu
    • (voice)
    Kengo Kawanishi
    • Yukichi
    • (voice)
    Lynn
    Lynn
    • Kishimoto Kana
    • (voice)
    Yume Miyamoto
    • Ninomiya Mai
    • (voice)
    Shintarô Moriyama
    • Nishida Tenchô
    • (voice)
    Kanji Obana
    • Kondô Kyôju
    • (voice)
    Kazuyuki Okitsu
    Kazuyuki Okitsu
    • Matsura Hayato
    • (voice)
    Masaki Terasoma
    • Ishi
    • (voice)
    Dani Chambers
    Dani Chambers
    • Mai Ninomiya
    • (voice: English version)
    Kenji Hamada
      Takumu Miyazono
        Yui Nakajima
          Sarah Roach
          Brianna Roberts
          Brianna Roberts
          • Female Doctor
          • (voice: English version)
          • …
          Zeno Robinson
          Zeno Robinson
          • Hayato Matsura
          • (voice: English version)
          Masaki Shimizu
          • Ekiin
          • (voice)
          • (as Rirî)
          • Director
            • Kôtarô Tamura
          • Writer
            • Sayaka Kuwamura
          • All cast & crew
          • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

          User reviews67

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          8necktienick

          Flawed but warm and genuine romance

          There are a lot of coincidences in the screenplay, and one character is absolutely terribly written. But with a stead hand behind the direction, believable and well written characters and gorgeous art to top it all off, this film is a treat that is very much deserving of your time.
          8StanleyMarshall_

          Romantic

          Heard of this movie from a friend who recommended it. It holds up well in comparison to other recent great animation films such as "Your Name" and "Silent Voice". It is unique and tells a story on its own values and lessons. Live, Love, Dream. I recommend it too if you like films of the same genre.
          9marcamielm

          A MUST WATCH!

          The review made by "fthe-26508" is bullsht. The ending was greater than most anime movies. He did not even know that there are post-credit scenes. Rating it 2/10 is the biggest bullsht I've ever seen this year. THE MOVIE IS GREAT> ur opinion fthe-26508.
          9khushberiwal

          Excellent movie.

          The execution of all the emotions was perfect and it reached my heart. And studio Bones did an excellent job with animating the film. The animation quality was on par with "Your Name". Overall a very nice romance movie. Loved it🌸🌸
          10KieraLynnR

          One of my new favs!

          So worth the watch, a very beautiful story! The animation was gorgeous! And the storyline was fun, heart breaking, happy, lesson filled, and all around lovely!

          Make sure you stay through all of the credits! Very worth it!

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          • Trivia
            According to director Kotaro Tamura, Josee's disability was not caused during her life, rather being inherited from birth.
          • Quotes

            Joze: Nothing will happen from waiting.

          • Connections
            Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Pig - Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2021)
          • Soundtracks
            Ao no Waltz
            (Blue Waltz)
            Performed by Eve
            Lyrics by Eve
            Music by Eve
            Arranged by Numa

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          • Release date
            • July 12, 2021 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Japan
          • Official sites
            • Funimation Films (United States)
            • Official Instagram (Japan)
          • Languages
            • Japanese
            • English
            • French
            • Spanish
            • Italian
            • German
          • Also known as
            • Josee, El Tigre Y El Pez
          • Production companies
            • Bones
            • East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.
            • KDDI Corporation
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          • Gross worldwide
            • $384,212
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          • Runtime
            • 1h 39m(99 min)
          • Color
            • Color
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.78 : 1

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