Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
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.

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Cast

Shinobu Ôtake Shinobu Ôtake As: Nikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomi Cocomi As: Kikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanae Natsuki Hanae As: Ninomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura Ikuji Nakamura As: Sassan (voice)
Izumi Ishii Izumi Ishii As: Maria (voice)
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Storyline

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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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Animation, Drama, Family, Comedy

Language: 日本語, English

Release Date: 11 June 2021

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 97m

Company Credits

Company: Asmik Ace, Yoshimoto Kogyo, STUDIO4℃

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Cast

Shinobu Ôtake

Shinobu Ôtake

Nikuko-chan (voice)

Cocomi

Cocomi

Kikuko (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Ninomiya (voice)

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Sassan (voice)

Izumi Ishii

Izumi Ishii

Maria (voice)

Atsushi Yamanishi

Atsushi Yamanishi

Zenji (voice)

Yuichi Yasoda

Yuichi Yasoda

Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)

Matsuko Deluxe

Matsuko Deluxe

Darcia (voice)

Riho Yoshioka

Riho Yoshioka

Miu (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Lizard / Gecko (voice)

Rena Motomura

Rena Motomura

(voice)

Koko Ueno

Koko Ueno

(voice)

Directed By

Kenichiro Akimoto

Kenichiro Akimoto

Second Unit Director

Ayumu Watanabe

Ayumu Watanabe

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Mitsugu Yamada

Mitsugu Yamada

Producer

Tomoko Ogiwara

Tomoko Ogiwara

Production Assistant

Shu Kamigaso

Shu Kamigaso

Executive Producer

Akihiko Okamoto

Akihiko Okamoto

Executive Producer

Junya Komatsu

Junya Komatsu

Producer

Kenji Suga

Kenji Suga

Producer

Keiichi Yoshizaki

Keiichi Yoshizaki

Executive Producer

Sanma Akashiya

Sanma Akashiya

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Kurumi Inagaki

Kurumi Inagaki

Theme Song Performance

Koji Kasamatsu

Koji Kasamatsu

Sound Director

Takatsugu Muramatsu

Takatsugu Muramatsu

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Moaang

Moaang

Key Animation

Proro

Proro

Key Animation

Miyaso

Miyaso

Key Animation

Kou Horio

Kou Horio

Key Animation

Kenichi Konishi

Kenichi Konishi

Supervising Animation Director

Miyuki Ito

Miyuki Ito

Color Designer

Takanori Nakajima

Takanori Nakajima

CGI Director

Daiki Harashina

Daiki Harashina

Key Animation

Hisashi Eguchi

Hisashi Eguchi

Key Animation

Ren Onodera

Ren Onodera

Key Animation

Katsuya Yoshii

Katsuya Yoshii

Key Animation

Harumi Yamazaki

Harumi Yamazaki

Key Animation

Shunsuke Hirota

Shunsuke Hirota

Animation Director

Shunsuke Hirota

Shunsuke Hirota

Key Animation

Sanae Shimada

Sanae Shimada

Animation Director

Sanae Shimada

Sanae Shimada

Key Animation

Kaori Hayashi

Kaori Hayashi

Animation Director

Kaori Hayashi

Kaori Hayashi

Key Animation

Ayako Hata

Ayako Hata

Animation Director

Kanako Yoshida

Kanako Yoshida

Animation Director

Kanako Yoshida

Kanako Yoshida

Key Animation

Yuuya Geshi

Yuuya Geshi

Key Animation

Sugoroku

Sugoroku

Key Animation

Tatsuzo Nishita

Tatsuzo Nishita

Key Animation

Katsuhiko Kitada

Katsuhiko Kitada

Key Animation

Minoru Ohashi

Minoru Ohashi

Key Animation

Ayako Hata

Ayako Hata

Key Animation

Rika Ota

Rika Ota

Key Animation

Keisuke Okura

Keisuke Okura

Key Animation

Tomokatsu Nagasaku

Tomokatsu Nagasaku

Key Animation

Mado

Mado

Animation

Erika Nishihara

Erika Nishihara

Key Animation

Magho

Magho

Animation

Emi Tamura

Emi Tamura

Key Animation

Huang Chieh

Huang Chieh

Key Animation

Saurabh Singh

Saurabh Singh

Animation

KAWAHAGI

KAWAHAGI

Animation

Saki Hasegawa

Saki Hasegawa

Key Animation

Akiko Itagaki

Akiko Itagaki

Key Animation

Masumi Yoshida

Masumi Yoshida

Key Animation

Maiko Kobayashi

Maiko Kobayashi

Key Animation

Kazuhiko Yabumoto

Kazuhiko Yabumoto

Key Animation

Yuitsu Kusakabe

Yuitsu Kusakabe

Key Animation

Blue

Blue

Key Animation

Shogo Teramoto

Shogo Teramoto

Key Animation

Rina Kagiyama

Rina Kagiyama

Key Animation

Shintaro Doge

Shintaro Doge

Key Animation

Yasuyuki Shimizu

Yasuyuki Shimizu

Key Animation

Miki Matsumoto

Miki Matsumoto

Key Animation

Emiko Shimura

Emiko Shimura

Key Animation

Keita Nagahara

Keita Nagahara

Key Animation

Yuki Igarashi

Yuki Igarashi

Key Animation

Izumi Murakami

Izumi Murakami

Key Animation

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Nobuyuki Takeuchi

Key Animation

Kiyakiya

Kiyakiya

Animation

Gin-san

Gin-san

Animation

Manamoto

Manamoto

Animation

Shun Miyakawa

Shun Miyakawa

Key Animation

Julia Derungs

Julia Derungs

Animation

Kenichi Konishi

Kenichi Konishi

Character Designer

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Shinji Kimura

Shinji Kimura

Art Direction

Kyohei Ishiguro

Kyohei Ishiguro

Additional Storyboarding

Tsuyoshi Nakatani

Tsuyoshi Nakatani

Background Designer

Hisako Akagi

Hisako Akagi

Background Designer

Nachi Kitayama

Nachi Kitayama

Background Designer

Katsumi Akimoto

Katsumi Akimoto

Background Designer

Hisayoshi Takahashi

Hisayoshi Takahashi

Background Designer

Saori Iwatani

Saori Iwatani

Background Designer

Tadashi Kudo

Tadashi Kudo

Background Designer

Kouji Maruyama

Kouji Maruyama

Background Designer

Sagako Itakura

Sagako Itakura

Background Designer

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Kiyoshi Sameshima

Background Designer

Marie Kitai

Marie Kitai

Background Designer

Ayami Hidaka

Ayami Hidaka

Background Designer

Takahiro Terauchi

Takahiro Terauchi

Background Designer

Yu Tachimoto

Yu Tachimoto

Background Designer

Tomoko Sekiya

Tomoko Sekiya

Background Designer

Ami Shimomura

Ami Shimomura

Background Designer

Junko Matsui

Junko Matsui

Background Designer

Chisayo Namai

Chisayo Namai

Background Designer

Tomoki Moriya

Tomoki Moriya

Background Designer

Miyuki Sugita

Miyuki Sugita

Background Designer

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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