Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020 film)
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Japanese | ジョゼと虎と魚たち |
Hepburn | Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi |
Directed by | Kotaro Tamura |
Screenplay by | Sayaka Kuwamura |
Based on | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish by Seiko Tanabe |
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Cinematography | Tsuyoshi Kanbayashi |
Edited by | Kumiko Sakamoto |
Music by | Evan Call |
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Running time | 98 minutes[2] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.
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[]
Character | Japanese | English[4] |
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Tsuneo Suzukawa | Taishi Nakagawa | Howard Wang |
Josee (Kumiko Yamamura) | Kaya Kiyohara | Suzie Yeung |
Mai Ninomiya | Yume Miyamoto | Dani Chambers |
Hayato Matsūra | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Zeno Robinson |
Kana Kishimoto | Lynn | |
Chizu Yamamura | Chiemi Matsutera | |
Manager Nishida | Shintarō Moriyama (Mitorizu) | |
Station attendant | Lily (Mitorizu)[1] | |
Yukichi | Kengo Kawanishi | |
Sazuku Kondō | Kanji Obana | |
Doctor | Masaki 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 was initially scheduled for released in mid-2020, but was delayed to December 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]
Funimation acquired the film for release in North American theaters in July 2021, with both the original Japanese and an English dub.[4] Anime Limited has acquired the film for release in the United Kingdom and Ireland,[9] while Madman Entertainment has acquired the film for Oceania, and screened it in Australia from June 10 and New Zealand from May 13, 2021.[10] The film screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival taking place from June 14 to 19, 2021.[11]
Accolades[]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2021 | 75th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Animation Film | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Nominated[12] |
44th Japan Academy Film Prize | Animation of the Year | Nominated[13] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Friedman, Nicholas (June 15, 2021). "Funimation Bringing Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Film to Select Theaters in July". Funimation. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Short Story Inspires 2020 Anime Film by BONES". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ^ "'Josee, The Tiger and the Fish' Anime Film Streams Music Video Featuring Eve's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ "BONES' Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Anime Film Delayed Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Josee, the Tiger and the Fish – In Cinemas June 10". Madman Films. February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 23, 2020). "Demon Slayer Film, Violet Evergarden Get Mainichi Film Award Animation Nods". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "44th Japan Academy Film Prize". Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish at IMDb
- 2020 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2020 anime films
- 2020 comedy-drama films
- 2020 romantic comedy films
- 2020 romantic drama films
- 2020s teen drama films
- 2020s teen romance films
- Animated comedy films
- Animated drama films
- Animated romance films
- Animated films about friendship
- Animated films based on children's books
- Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Bones (studio)
- Films about artists
- Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics
- Films about road accidents and incidents
- Films based on short fiction
- Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Films set in the 2010s
- Films set in 2014
- Films set in 2015
- Films set in 2016
- Films set in Osaka
- Films set in Toronto
- Funimation
- Japanese romantic comedy-drama films
- Japanese teen drama films
- Romance anime and manga
- Shochiku films