Josee, the Tiger and the Fish , Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi? is a 2003 Japanese film by director Isshin Inudo. The film is based on a Japanese novel of the same name by Seiko Tanabe.
For the film, Inud was given the Minister of Education New Director Award for Fine Art, and Satoshi Tsumabuki won best actor awards from Kinema Junpo and from the Hochi Film Awards. The film was selected as the fourth best Japanese film of the year in the Kinema Junpo poll of film critics.
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