Joséphine Japy (born 12 July 1994) is a French actress. She made her debut in the 2005 film Grey Souls, directed by Yves Angelo. In 2014, she played the lead role of Charlie in the film Respire, which was presented in the International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival. She has a master's degree in Sociology from Sciences Po Lyon, a grande école in France. Source: Article "Joséphine Japy" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 12, 1994 (32)
- Paris, France
- Actor, also director and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Joséphine Japy's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
Grounded 11 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 3
Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Charlie in Breathe (2014)
- Allyas Lucie in Paris-Willouby (2015)
- Heroas Eugénie Grandet in Eugénie Grandet (2021)
- Heraldas Aurélie Diaz in Jack Mimoun and the Secrets of Val Verde (2022)
- Allyas Dominique Damianos in Class Act (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Joséphine Japy's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Joséphine Japy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Mata(2026)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Wonderers(2025)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Once Upon My Mother(2025)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Class Act(2023)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
On the Wandering Paths(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Octave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

Eugénie Grandet(2021)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Fantasies(2021)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Haute Cuisine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Escapade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

Love at Second Sight(2019)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Spitak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

Neuilly Yo Mama II(2018)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Faultless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

Paris-Willouby(2015)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Breathe(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
My Way(2012)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Monk(2011)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Neuilly Yo Mama!(2009)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Grey Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tour de France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office
Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)

Highest rated
Once Upon My Mother (2025)

Most popular right now
Love at Second Sight (2019)
Film career
Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Joséphine Japy's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Joséphine Japy work with?
People who share at least 2 of Joséphine Japy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mélanie Laurent shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gabriel Julien-LaferrièreShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Gabriel Julien-Laferrière

Writers
- David FoenkinosShared titles: Fantasies (2021), Love at Second Sight (2019)See all 2 shared titles with David Foenkinos

- Djamel BensalahShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Djamel Bensalah
- Marc de ChauveronShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Marc de Chauveron
Actors
- Mélanie LaurentShared titles: Mata (2026), The Wonderers (2025), Breathe (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Mélanie Laurent

- Hakim JemiliShared titles: Mata (2026), Class Act (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Hakim Jemili

- Benoît MagimelShared titles: Jack Mimoun and the Secrets of Val Verde (2022), My Way (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Benoît Magimel

- Chloé CoulloudShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Chloé Coulloud

Editors
- Dorian Rigal-AnsousShared titles: Once Upon My Mother (2025), Fantasies (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Dorian Rigal-Ansous

- Jean-François ElieShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Jean-François Elie
Producers
- Geneviève LemalShared titles: Jack Mimoun and the Secrets of Val Verde (2022), Eugénie Grandet (2021), Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Geneviève Lemal

- Eric AltmayerShared titles: Jack Mimoun and the Secrets of Val Verde (2022), Fantasies (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Altmayer

- Nicolas AltmayerShared titles: Jack Mimoun and the Secrets of Val Verde (2022), Fantasies (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Nicolas Altmayer

- Isaac SharryShared titles: Neuilly Yo Mama II (2018), Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Isaac Sharry

