Japan Josee, the Tiger and the Fish sits in the top 6% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #276 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
ジョゼと虎と魚たち
“Together they can fly.”
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #276 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #234 of 2,532 (top 9%).
Audience Engagement
367 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among Japan films.
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 BONES
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Josee, the Tiger and the Fish itself).
The 2019–2021 Japan Window
Among 500 Japan films we catalog from this window, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish places #60 — near the top of its class.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Josee, the Tiger and the Fish premiered alongside 149 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 149 other Japan films in 2020.
The 4187th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 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.
- paraplegic · 1
- relationship · 23
- based on short story · 20
- disability · 8
- anime · 711
- love · 123
- slice of life · 58
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | BONES, KADOKAWA, Shochiku, East Japan Marketing & Communications, TOY'S FACTORY |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | December 25, 2020 |
| IMDb | tt12879624 |