Movie
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-12-13
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Asmik Ace Entertainment, IMJ Entertainment, M.S.C., Kansai Television, Hakuhodo
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Tsuneo
- Chizuru Ikewaki as Joze / Kumiko
- Juri Ueno as Kanae
- Noriko Eguchi as Noriko
- Hirofumi Arai as Koji
- Itsuji Itao as Manager
- Eiko Shinya as Grandmother
- Koji Ohkura as Mahjong Bar Patron
- Yasuhi Nakamura as Mahjong Bar Patron
- Tai Kageyama as Mahjong Bar Master
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Pervert
- SABU as Patron
Crew
- Isshin Inudo - Director
- Aya Watanabe - Screenplay
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