Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020 film)

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 romantic comedy drama film, based on the short story and young adult novel of the same name by Seiko Tanabe. The film stars the voices of Taishi Nakagawa and Kaya Kiyohara.

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Theatrical release poster
Japaneseジョゼと虎と魚たち
HepburnJoze to Tora to Sakanatachi
Directed byKotaro Tamura
Screenplay bySayaka Kuwamura
Based onJosee, the Tiger and the Fish
by Seiko Tanabe
Produced by
  • Shuuzou Kasahara
  • Kouichirou Mukai
  • Mari Suzuki
Starring
CinematographyTsuyoshi Kanbayashi
Edited byKumiko Sakamoto
Music byEvan Call
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30) (Busan)
  • December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) (Japan)
Running time
98 minutes[2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

It is directed by Kotaro Tamura from a screenplay by Sayaka Kuwamura, with original character designs by Nao Emoto (who also created a tie-in comic), animation character designs by Haruko Iizuka (who also served as chief supervising animator), and animation production by Bones.[1]

The film opened in 9th place at the Japanese box office in its initial week of release.[3]

Cast
CharacterJapaneseEnglish[4]
Tsuneo SuzukawaTaishi NakagawaHoward Wang
Josee (Kumiko Yamamura)Kaya KiyoharaSuzie Yeung
Mai NinomiyaYume MiyamotoDani Chambers
Hayato MatsūraKazuyuki OkitsuZeno Robinson
Kana KishimotoLynn
Chizu YamamuraChiemi Matsutera
Manager NishidaShintarō Moriyama (Mitorizu)
Station attendantLily (Mitorizu)
YukichiKengo Kawanishi
Sazuku KondōKanji Obana
DoctorMasaki Terasoma

Music

Evan Call composed the film's music.[5] Eve performed the film's insert song Shinkai and ending theme Ao no Waltz [6]

Release

The film premiered at the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 30, 2020 as the festival's closing film.[7] It was later released theatrically in Japan on December 25, 2020, after being delayed from a mid-2020 release due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

Funimation acquired the film for release in North American theaters in July 2021 (Canada and the United States), with both the original Japanese and an English dub.[4] Anime Limited has acquired the film for release in the British Isles (the United Kingdom and Ireland),[10] while Madman Entertainment has acquired the film for Oceania, and screened it in Australia and New Zealand on May 13, 2021 and June 10, 2021.[11] The film screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival taking place from June 14 to 19, 2021.[12]

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2021 75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Animation Film Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Nominated[13]
44th Japan Academy Film Prize Animation of the Year Nominated[14]

References
  1. "アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Seiko Tanabe/Kadokawa/Josee Project. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  2. "映画アニメ ジョゼと虎と魚たち". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. Egan, Loo (December 28, 2020). "2020 Pokémon Film Opens at #2, Below Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Record Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. Friedman, Nicholas (June 15, 2021). "Funimation Bringing Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Film to Select Theaters in July, towards Turn-On Dianne and Joyce! based on a short story by Seiko Tanabe"". Funimation. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Short Story Inspires 2020 Anime Film by BONES". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  6. "'Josee, The Tiger and the Fish' Anime Film Streams Music Video Featuring Eve's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 18, 2020). "BONES' Josee, The Tiger and the Fish Anime Selected to Close Busan Int'l Film Fest". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. Loo, Egan (June 11, 2020). "BONES' Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Anime Film Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  9. Mateo, Alex (August 12, 2020). "BONES' Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Anime Film Reveals Cast, Theme Song, Trailer, December 25 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. Osmond, Andrew (November 23, 2020). "Anime Limited Plans 2021 Cinema Release of Violet Evergarden: The Movie and Others (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  11. "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish – In Cinemas June 10". Madman Films. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 21, 2021). "The Deer King, Josee, The Tiger and the Fish, Poupelle Films Compete at Annecy". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  13. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 23, 2020). "Demon Slayer Film, Violet Evergarden Get Mainichi Film Award Animation Nods". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  14. "44th Japan Academy Film Prize". Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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