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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003

1h 56m

6.9(55 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.

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Production Companies

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Kansai Television

Hakuhodo

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Tsuneo

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Joze / Kumiko

Juri Ueno

Juri Ueno

Kanae

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko Eguchi

Noriko

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Koji

Itsuji Itao

Itsuji Itao

Manager

Eiko Shinya

Eiko Shinya

Grandmother

Koji Ohkura

Koji Ohkura

Mahjong Bar Patron

Yasuhi Nakamura

Yasuhi Nakamura

Mahjong Bar Patron

Tai Kageyama

Tai Kageyama

Mahjong Bar Master

Creative team

Directed by: Isshin Inudo
Written by: Aya Watanabe
Produced by: Shinji Ogawa
Osamu Kubota

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