Japan Synopsis
ジョゼと虎と魚たち
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Josee, the Tiger and the Fish. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Asmik Ace Entertainment
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Josee, the Tiger and the Fish itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish holds position #119 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Josee, the Tiger and the Fish premiered alongside 84 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1559th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cerebral palsy · 2
- based on short story · 20
- disability · 8
- young love · 7
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,169 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #956 of 1,933 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asmik Ace Entertainment, IMJ Entertainment, M.S.C., Kansai Television, Hakuhodo |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | December 13, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0416881 |