Joze to tora to sakana-tachi

Name: Joze to tora to sakana-tachi
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2003-12-13
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Juri Ueno, Hirofumi Arai, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

IMDb ID: tt0416881 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.3 (2,395 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

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 ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Canada: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
United Kingdom: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Ireland: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
India: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
New Zealand: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
Philippines: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
Thailand: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
United States: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
World-wide: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
South Africa: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (English)
Japan: Josee to tora to sakana tachi (Japanese, alternative transliteration)
France: Josée, le Tigre et les Poissons
Brazil: Josee, o Tigre e o Peixe
Taiwan: Josée、老虎、魚
Vietnam: Mối Tình Dang Dở
Russia: Жозе, тигр и рыба
Ukraine: Жозе, тигр і риба
Japan: ジョゼと虎と魚たち (Japanese)
Taiwan: 喬瑟與虎與魚群 (new title)
Mối Tình Dang DởRelease Date2003-12-13Runtime116 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews11Critic Reviews11Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsjapan
kiss
wheelchair
sex scene
handicappedProduction CompaniesAsmik Ace Entertainment
Hakuhodo
IMJ EntertainmentIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416881/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0416881.jpgUpdated At2025-04-09T04:49:12

Directors

Isshin Inudō

Writers

Seiko Tanabe
Aya Watanabe

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Satoshi Tsumabuki | Character: Tsuneo
Actor: Chizuru Ikewaki | Character: Joze (Kumiko)
Actor: Juri Ueno | Character: Kanae
Actor: Hirofumi Arai | Character: Koji
Actor: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | Character: Bookstore Clerk
Actor: Noriko Eguchi | Character: Noriko
Actor: Daigo Fujisawa | Character: Ryuji
Actor: Kazuhiro Fujiwara | Character: Haruki Kanai
Actor: Itsuji Itao | Character: The Manager
Actor: Tai Kageyama | Character: Master of Mahjong Bar
Actor: Rio Kanno | Character: Jozee (Child)
Actor: Annu Mari | Character: Woman at Mahjong Bar
Actor: Yoshiyuki Morishita | Character: The Pervert
Actor: Yasuhi Nakamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Ohkura | Character: Man at Mahjong Bar
Actor: Sabu | Character: Patron
Actor: Sakichi Sato | Character: Actor
Actor: Eiko Shinya | Character: Joze's grand mother

[Directors Group]
Name: Isshin Inudō | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Seiko Tanabe | Role: Writer
Name: Aya Watanabe | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Osamu Kubota | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroaki Miki | Role: Producer
Name: Shinji Ogawa | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Quruli | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Takahiro Tsutai | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sōichi Ueno | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Iwao Saitô | Role: Art Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Junichi Shima | Role: Sound Department

[Music Department]
Name: Teru Yasui | Role: Music Department

Trailers

Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4035363353/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4035363353/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1652307097457.mp4?Expires=1788413558&Signature=NeobJSw5ii9l3oZNsoiPgRoYD~T6jlOfumD8dBaD3C-Ft3YDL62xYYlRxPNR99mOvqsjGXN4dOut2O5RuNs4YEQwx2kOlIdZ3YDrkaphv5B2hZX~MkSy74EUIS2HpXoowxFjnGm6eWtTKTffyr49rkO-8f5JTC6RBtGNiXZL9FLBpc1bB6QJtrWEdMBEDznlzvDw5mPwyjZHXTLOWIQeJWo7HhTnecLtrlAkvQWG8si1chY9dGN-bhH9XTJumhesP3SYhxiUTaQiAp5g29kznTyPQTNz6COpl47oQESVFt3-trnPL~rgWKDBT9ZXiEW81GzVljZEVMEIVCV3ZY1WkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: October 2003 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Japan: December 13, 2003
Germany: April 17, 2004 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
South Korea: October 29, 2004
Singapore: September 30, 2005 (Japanese Film Festival)
Taiwan: May 2, 2012 (Kaohsiung Film Archive)
South Korea: March 17, 2016 (re-release)
Japan: April 8, 2017 (Kumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival)
United States: February 5, 2021 (Japan Society, New York)
Taiwan: December 24, 2021 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office