Gentle and empathetic, this Japanese animation celebrates friendship and the joys of encouraging others. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish is also thoughtful, never taking its central character, Josee, a wheelchair user, for granted. We accompany her on her journey from shut-in to independent adult and sometimes she's not great company. Her carer and friend Tsuneo is shouted at, picked on, and abused by her. Like the movie, Tsueno understands that Josee's life experiences may well have caused her emotions to be mixed up. He doesn't fight back, he just keeps trying to help how he can.
When they first set out, we're with Josee at a train station. She feels in the way and a man bangs into her and loses his temper. At first it looks like Josee's grandmother is right -- the world's a bad place. But Josee sticks around long enough to see the guy's being rude to someone else, it wasn't personal. She boards the train with assistance from the guard, who respectfully puts down a ramp. In the carriage, she's in the section designated for wheelchairs. Suddenly the world seems OK. In this short scene, our perspective shifts. The movie constantly and subtly shows the importance of how we see the world and ourselves, and how that impacts how we live our lives, regardless of our situation. Beautifully animated and even smarter than it seems on the surface, Josee, the Tiger and the Fish is an inspirational triumph.
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (ジョゼと虎と魚たち, Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi) is a slice of life, drama and romance anime movie. It's an adaptation of the light novel.
Plot[]
The story focuses on college student Tsuneo and dreamer Josee, who lives her life stuck in a wheelchair. Josee—named after the heroine in Françoise Sagan's Wonderful Clouds—spends most of her days reading and painting until by chance she encounters Tsuneo, and decides it's time to face the real world.
Cast[]
- Taishi Nakagawa as Tsuneo Suzukawa
- Kaya Kiyohara as Josee
- Yume Miyamoto as Mai Ninomiya
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Hayato Matsura
- Lynn as Kana Kishimoto
Music[]
- Ao no waltz ( 蒼のワルツ ) by E ve
- Shinkai ( 心海 ) by E ve
Other Staff[]
- Original Work: Seiko Tanabe
- Character Design: Haruko Iizuka
- Concept Design: Loundraw (FLAT STUDIO)
- Colour Design: Hiroko Umezaki
- Sound Direction: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
- Art Direction: Yuji Kaneko
- Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
- CG Direction: Takuma Miyake
Trailers[]
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』ロングPV
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』番宣CM＜第1弾＞
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』番宣CM＜第2弾＞
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』番宣CM＜第3弾＞
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』特報30秒
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』特報60秒
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』本予告30秒
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』本予告60秒
See also[]
- The live-action movie
External links[]
- Official anime website
- Official anime Twitter account