With an original story back in 1985 from Seiko Tanabe that saw a 2003 live-action film, the anime adaptation of Josee, The Tiger and the Fish is moving right along. The film saw a December 25th, 2020 debut date after being pushed back due to the usual issues, in Japan. Overseas rollouts aren’t what they were due to the pandemic but we’re now seeing some North American plans surface. A couple of weeks ago we talked about how Fathom Events is listing the film with a July 12th, 2021 debut where it’ll run through the 14th with English subtitles at AMC Theaters so far.
Now, Funimation has announced the film being in theaters on the same dates and is presumably working on it with Fathom Events, though their update makes no mention of the service. What we do get is confirmation of an English dub being released in addition to the subtitled version and the cast and crew have been revealed (along with a subtitled trailer).
The English dub has Jerry Jewel as the ADR director working from the screenplay adaptation by Jennifer Brooks. The English cast includes:
- Howard Wang as Tsuneo
- Suzie Yeung as Kumiko/Josee
- Dani Chambers as Mai
- Zeno Robinson as Hayato
The film is directed by Kotaro Tamura based on the screenplay by Sayaka Kuwamura. Haruka Iizuka is adapting the character designs from Nao Emoto.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Taishi Nakagawa as Tsuneo Suzukawa
- Kaya Kiyohara as Josee
- Yume Miyamoto as Mai Ninomiya
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Hayato Matsūra
- Lynn as Kana Kishimoto
- Chiemi Matsutera as Chizu Yamamura
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Tsuneo, an ordinary college student and avid diver, unexpectedly becomes the caretaker of a wheelchair-bound young woman in order to raise money for this dream to go diving in Mexico. This young woman, who calls herself Josee after her favorite book character, is sullen and demanding, but as Tsuneo helps Josee interact with the outside world and learns more about Josee’s unique perspective, their feelings grow into love. The two begin to support each other in ways beyond just romance.
Previous promos and visuals:
アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』
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キャスト&主題歌発表
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— アニメ映画『ジョゼと虎と魚たち』大ヒット上映中!! (@joseetora_movie) August 12, 2020
