Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Dec 13, 2003

1h 56m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Asmik Ace Entertainment

IMJ Entertainment

M.S.C.

Kansai Television

Hakuhodo

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Trailers

Cast

Tsuneo

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Joze / Kumiko

Chizuru Ikewaki

Kanae

Juri Ueno

Noriko

Noriko Eguchi

Koji

Hirofumi Arai

Manager

Itsuji Itao

Grandmother

Eiko Shinya

Mahjong Bar Patron

Koji Ohkura

Mahjong Bar Patron

Yasuhi Nakamura

Mahjong Bar Master

Tai Kageyama

Pervert

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Patron

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