Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2003•1h 56m•6.9/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(52)

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

Asmik Ace Entertainment, IMJ Entertainment, M.S.C., Kansai Television, Hakuhodo

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

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

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Pervert

SABU

SABU

Patron

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Bookstore Clerk

Annu Mari

Annu Mari

Woman at Mahjong Bar

Sakichi Sato

Sakichi Sato

Taigo Fujisawa

Shatona Nishida

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