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.

97min
2021
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.8/10

Cast

Shinobu Otake profile pictureShinobu OtakeNikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomi profile pictureCocomiKikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanae profile pictureNatsuki HanaeNinomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura profile pictureIkuji NakamuraSassan (voice)
Izumi Ishii profile pictureIzumi IshiiMaria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishi profile pictureAtsushi YamanishiZenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasoda profile pictureYuichi YasodaOld man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Matsuko Deluxe profile pictureMatsuko DeluxeDarcia (voice)
Riho Yoshioka profile pictureRiho YoshiokaMiu (voice)
Hiro Shimono profile pictureHiro ShimonoLizard / Gecko (voice)
Koko Ueno profile pictureKoko Ueno(voice)

About Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Overview

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.

Runtime: 97min

Extra details

Original Title: 漁港の肉子ちゃん
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Ayumu Watanabe
Production Companies
Asmik AceYOSHIMOTO KOGYOSTUDIO4℃