Josée (film)

Josée
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kim Jong-kwan
Written by	Kim Jong-kwan
Based on	Josee, the Tiger and the Fish by Seiko Tanabe
Produced by	Lee Joon-sang
Starring	Han Ji-min Nam Joo-hyuk
Cinematography	Cho Young-jik
Edited by	Won Chang-jae
Music by	Narae
Production company	Vol Media
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) (South Korea) October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) (Japan)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Josée is a 2020 South Korean romantic drama film based on a Japanese short story Josee, the Tiger and the Fish written by Seiko Tanabe. It was directed and written by Kim Jong-kwan. It stars actress Han Ji-min as Josée and actor Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Young-seok.[1][2][3] The film was released in South Korea on December 10, 2020.

Plot

Josée (Han Ji-min) lives in a house where she and her grandmother live alone, reading and imagining her own world. Young-seok (Nam Joo-hyuk), who starts to feel special feelings for the woman he met by chance, begins to approach her slowly and sincerely.

The two begin a relationship and experience first love and heartbreak in all its pains and joys.

Cast

• Han Ji-min as Josée
  • Park Seo-kyung as Young Josée
• Nam Joo-hyuk as Lee Young-seok
• Heo Jin as Mr. Dabok
• Park Ye-jin as Hye-seon
• Shim Wan-joon as Hye-seon's boyfriend
• Jung Yi-seo as Na-young
• Jo Bok-rae as Cheol-ho
• Lee So-hee as Soo-kyung
• Lee Sung-wook as Choi-kyung

References

1. Song, Seung-hyun (November 17, 2020). "Han Ji-min, Nam Joo-hyuk team up again in romance remake 'Josee'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
2. "Director Kim Jong-Kwan Shares A Tender Love Story In New Film 'Josée'". forbes.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
3. "REVIEW: Josée's strange, unresolved ending mars the love story". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

External links

• Josée at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Josée at HanCinema
• Josée at IMDb