Josée (film)
{{short description|2020 South Korean film}}
{{One source|date=December 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Josée
| image = Josée film poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Kim Jong-kwan
| producer = Lee Joon-sang
| writer = Kim Jong-kwan
| based_on = {{based on|Josee, the Tiger and the Fish|Seiko Tanabe}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Narae
| cinematography = Cho Young-jik
| editing = Won Chang-jae
| production_companies = Vol Media
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2020|12|10|South Korea}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201117000820|title=Han Ji-min, Nam Joo-hyuk team up again in romance remake 'Josee'|last=Song|first=Seung-hyun|website=The Korea Herald|date=November 17, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmacdonald/2020/12/22/director-kim-jong-kwan-shares-a-tender-love-story-in-new-film-jose/?sh=35632f1c14f9|title=Director Kim Jong-Kwan Shares A Tender Love Story In New Film 'Josée'|website=forbes.com|access-date=2021-04-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/review-josees-strange-unresolved-ending-mars-love-story-042436607.html|title=REVIEW: Josée's strange, unresolved ending mars the love story|website=sg.style.yahoo.com|access-date=2021-04-04}} 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{KMDb film|23147}}
- {{HanCinema film|Josee}}
- {{IMDb title|13411298}}
Category:2020 romantic drama films
Category:2020s Korean-language films
Category:Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia
Category:Films based on Japanese novels
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:Films directed by Kim Jong-kwan
Category:Films set in the 2000s
Category:Films set in South Korea
Category:South Korean remakes of Japanese films
Category:Korean-language romantic drama films