Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Movie NR 6.9 2003 116 min

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama, Romance

Year:

2003

Director:

Isshin Inudo

Stars:

Chizuru Ikewaki, Juri Ueno, Satoshi Tsumabuki

Tags:

based on short story, cerebral palsy, disability, love, young love