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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)

Original title: 漁港の肉子ちゃん

2021-06-11 · 1h 37m · JA
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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.

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Ayumu WatanabeDirector

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Shinobu OtakeShinobu OtakeNikuko-chan (voice)Natsuki HanaeNatsuki HanaeNinomiya (voice)CocomiCocomiKikuko (voice)Ikuji NakamuraIkuji NakamuraSassan (voice)Riho YoshiokaRiho YoshiokaMiu (voice)Atsushi YamanishiAtsushi YamanishiZenji (voice)Yuichi YasodaYuichi YasodaOld man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)Matsuko DeluxeMatsuko DeluxeDarcia (voice)Izumi IshiiIzumi IshiiMaria (voice)Hiro ShimonoHiro ShimonoLizard / Gecko (voice)Rena MotomuraRena Motomura(voice)Koko UenoKoko Ueno(voice)

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Based on novel or bookAnimeSlice of lifeFriendshipOvercomingLife lessonsFamily problemsMother and daughterFamily loveJapan media arts festival animation division

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Genre affinityDrama · Family · AnimationTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Anime · Slice Of LifeVisual styleAnimation · Japan Media Arts Festival Animation DivisionDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily · Family Problems · Family LoveDirector preference425062

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What is Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko about?

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.

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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko has a runtime of 97 minutes.

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