Tsuneo, a college student, may have a sex partner but his heart hasn’t found its true mistress yet. One day, he meets an old lady who takes her granddaughter around on a stroller. A girl who’s all grown-up but has difficulty in walking due to polio aftereffects. The girl’s name is Josee and her only pleasure is to read the thrown-away books in her room. She makes a great eggroll and she named herself after a heroine in a novel of François Sagan. Tsuneo and Josee instantly hit it off and become very good friends. Tsuneo gradually develops a special feeling for her, wavering between sympathy and affection. A beautiful piece of love story that re-defines love avoiding the pit of cliches, thanks to affectionate and detailed descriptions of everyday lives and very original characters. Just like the impression of the snap stills shown at the beginning, the film itself is a recount of the fading memories of a special Love kept in the heart of a young man named Tsuneo. The trivial everyday happenings that are described in the name of recollection, like a bedtime story read by a loving voice, leave lasting impressions on our minds. The animals listed in the titles have special meanings, too. Tiger is a creature Josee is afraid of more than anything. After meeting Tsuneo, however, she pulls up the courage to face the tiger up close for the first time in her life. She overcomes the fear against the world inscribed by the physical handicap in the name of love. Fish is at once a projection of Josee’s desire to swim freely all over the world and also symbolizes Josee’s strength to survive when the relationship is over. The scene showing Josee, who swam in the sea of love like a fish soaked in a beautiful fantasy, cooking and eating a fish all by herself is so true to life. Love is sure to come to an end. That’s why it’s so beautiful. (YI Sul)