Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)

Nikuko is a brash, jolly, scattered, and passionate woman in an otherwise sleepy seaside town in northern Japan. She’s also the single mother of 11-year-old Kikuko, who is her opposite in many ways. Kikuko is a string-bean of a young girl, pensive, quietly curious, and methodical in how she approaches life in this small harbor town. Nikuko embarrasses Kikuko as any mom of a preteen would, but Nikuko’s bold spirit makes her especially well-known in a town where Kikuko herself wants nothing more than to simply blend in. As Kikuko navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school, enhanced with touches of magical realism from her ever-present imagination, a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair’s tender relationship.

Directing:
  • Ayumu Watanabe

Writing:
  • Kanako Nishi
  • Satomi Ooshima
  • Satomi Oshima

Stars:
Release Date: 2021-06-11
themoviedb icon 7.1/10
  • Country: JP, US
  • Language: 日本語 | English
  • Runtime: 97
Natsuki Hanae
Natsuki Hanae
Ninomiya (voice)
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Nikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomi
Cocomi
Kikuko (voice)
Hiro Shimono
Hiro Shimono
Lizard / Gecko (voice)
Riho Yoshioka
Riho Yoshioka
Miu (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura
Ikuji Nakamur...
Sassan (voice)
Matsuko Deluxe
Matsuko Delux...
Darcia (voice)
Izumi Ishii
Izumi Ishii
Maria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishi
Atsushi Yaman...
Zenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasoda
Yuichi Yasoda
Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Rena Motomura
Rena Motomura
(voice)
Koko Ueno
Koko Ueno
(voice)
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