A small city on the outskirts of Seoul. Young Seok, a university student nearing graduation, comes across a woman in the street who has fallen from her wheelchair and helps her back home. She ends up feeding him a simple meal and he develops a vague curiosity for this woman who introduces herself as “Josée”. From this time on Young Seok occasionally stops by Josée’s house, receiving free meals and getting toknow this woman who reads a lot, has a comprehensive knowledge of whiskey and tells him stories, which he’s not sure are true. Gradually, they come to share an unforgettable love.
(Source: KoBiz)
~~ Adapted from the short story “Josee, the Tiger and the Fish” (ジョゼと虎と魚たち) by Tanabe Seiko (田辺聖子).
