Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Based On the book by Seiko Tanabe

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (ジョゼと虎と魚たち, Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi) is a 2020 Japanese animated romance film directed by Kotaro Tamura, written by Sayaka Kuwamura, and based on Seiko Tanabe's short story of the same name. The characters were designed by Nao Emoto (who also created a tie-in manga), animation character designs by Haruko Iizuka (who also served as chief supervising animator), and animation production by Bones. The film follows the lives of a university student and a paraplegic woman. It opened in 9th place at the Japanese box office in its initial week of release and received highly positive reviews from critics.

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Release date:

October 30, 2020

Director:

Kōtarō Tamura

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Slice of life

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

2020 in adaptations