Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020 film)
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| Kanji | ジョゼと虎と魚たち | ||||
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| Directed by | Kotaro Tamura | ||||
| Screenplay by | Sayaka Kuwamura | ||||
| Based on | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish by Seiko Tanabe | ||||
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| Cinematography | Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi | ||||
| Edited by | Kumiko Sakamoto | ||||
| Music by | Evan Call | ||||
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Running time | 98 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (ジョゼと虎と魚たち, Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi) is a 2020 Japanese animated romance film directed by Kotaro Tamura, written by Sayaka Kuwamura, and based on Seiko Tanabe's short story of the same name. The characters were designed by Nao Emoto (who also created a tie-in manga), animation character designs by Haruko Iizuka (who also served as chief supervising animator), and animation production by Bones. The film follows the lives of a university student and a paraplegic woman.
It opened in 9th place at the Japanese box office in its initial week of release and received highly positive reviews from critics.