Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she has in the carriage Money? Drugs? One day, the owner of the mah-jong parlour sends Tsuneo out to walk his dog. A baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guard rail. The old lady asks him to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself Josee.
Released: Dec 13, 2003
Runtime: 116 minutes
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chizuru Ikewaki, Juri Ueno, Noriko Eguchi, Hirofumi Arai, Itsuji Itao
Crew: Takahiro Tsutai (Cinematography), Isshin Inudo (Director), Aya Watanabe (Screenplay), Soichi Ueno (Editor), Seiko Tanabe (Short Story), Shigeru Kishida (Music)