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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020-12-25 · 98 min · ★ 8.2

Animation · Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Kotaro Tamura
Production companies
BONES, KADOKAWA, Shochiku, jeki, TOY'S FACTORY, KDDI, Movie Walker, TBS Radio
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Taishi NakagawaTaishi NakagawaTsuneo Suzukawa (voice)
Kaya KiyoharaKaya KiyoharaKumiko 'Josee' Yamamura (voice)
Yume MiyamotoYume MiyamotoMai Ninomiya (voice)
Kazuyuki OkitsuKazuyuki OkitsuHayato Matsuura (voice)
LynnLynnKana Kishimoto (voice)
Chiemi MatsuteraChiemi MatsuteraChizu Yamamura (voice)
Kanji ObanaKanji ObanaProfessor Kondo (voice)
Shintarou MoriyamaShintarou MoriyamaNishida (voice)
Yuuya UchidaYuuya UchidaMizushima (voice)
Jin UrayamaJin UrayamaFujita (voice)
LilyLilyTrain Station Attendant (voice)
Masaki TerasomaMasaki TerasomaDoctor (voice)
Kengo KawanishiKengo KawanishiYukichi (voice)
Masaaki IharaMasaaki IharaAdditional Voices (voice)
Madoka KidoMadoka KidoAdditional Voices (voice)
Arisa KoriArisa KoriAdditional Voices (voice)
Shuhei SakaguchiShuhei SakaguchiAdditional Voices (voice)
Ayu ShojiAyu ShojiAdditional Voices (voice)
Masaya TakatsukaMasaya TakatsukaAdditional Voices (voice)
Ayako TakeuchiAyako TakeuchiAdditional Voices (voice)

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