Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) is a Japanese romantic drama directed by Isshin Inudou you can watch online on iFILM. College student Tsuneo crosses paths with a young woman who cannot walk, found sitting in a baby carriage in an alleyway. She goes by Josee — a name borrowed from a Françoise Sagan novel — and guards her small, defined world carefully.

He keeps coming back anyway. She's sharp, unpredictable, and refuses to perform gratitude. That tension between them — between his easy life and her rooted one — is what gives the film its charge. Satoshi Tsumabuki and Chiaki Ikewaki make it feel genuinely unglamorous in the best sense. Based on a short story by Seiko Tanabe. Stream Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) online on iFILM.