Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)

Original title

ジョゼと虎と魚たち

Directed by

Kōtarō Tamura

Genre

drama film, romance film, slice of life

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

12

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 610 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college student meets a young woman who uses a wheelchair and has a sharp personality. They develop an unlikely connection through shared interests and time spent together.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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