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70% Critic Match
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
7.0 / 10• 2021• 1h 37m•NR• Japanese
AnimationDramaFamilyComedy
Storyline
Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school. Life in the harbor is peaceful until a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair's tender relationship.
Cast & Crew
Shinobu Otake
Nikuko-chan (voice)
Lead
Cocomi
Kikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Ninomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura
Sassan (voice)
Izumi Ishii
Maria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishi
Zenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasoda
Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Matsuko Deluxe
Darcia (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ayumu Watanabe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
