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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish sits at position #119.
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.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Josee, the Tiger and the Fish premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |