Things I watched: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish – A meh comedy about off-beat youngsters
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Sometimes a movie appears on my and I have literally no idea where it came from. That’s what happened with this one, Josee, The Tiger and the Fish. It’s a Japanese romantic comedy from 2003. It’s also not very good and I’m left wondering if I meant to watch the animated remake instead... The story focus on a boisterous student called Tsuneo who befriends a girl, Josee, who has an unfortunate physical health condition. Early parts show their unconventional friendship develop. Things happens like Tsuneo really enjoying her cooking and gifting Josee books she can’t get hold of herself. This then transcends into a romance, but not before Tsuneo has to work out if he likes Josee or a more conventionally attractive student better. It feels oddly misogynistic in a way because it never explains why Tsuneo is such a catch for the two women. Apparently He. Just. Is. Sadly, very little caught my attention except a constant desire to know where the plot was going. As one reviewer on IMDB said, it ...