Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
2021 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 7.1 · 79% critics
In a quiet harbor town, a lively single mother and her thoughtful daughter clash over how to live and how to fit in. As school worries and everyday routines unfold, painful truths from the past begin to test the closeness they quietly depend on.
Based on Gyokō no Nikuko-san
Also known as Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor · Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko
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Details
- Original title
- 漁港の肉子ちゃん
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-06-11
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (67 votes)
- Box office
- $1,853,995
About
You may enjoy this if you like tender, family-centered animated stories with humor and heart, in the vein of A Letter to Momo or Mirai; Not for you if you want fast-moving action or broad comedy.
Pros: warm mother-daughter bond; heartfelt emotional range; gentle small-town charm | Cons: very low-key pace; bittersweet themes; some awkward moments
Themes
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- slice of life
- anime
- life lessons
- family problems
- mother and daughter
Cast & crew
Shinobu Otake
as Nikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomi
as Kikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
as Ninomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamura
as Sassan (voice)
Izumi Ishii
as Maria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishi
as Zenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasoda
as Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Matsuko Deluxe
as Darcia (voice)
Riho Yoshioka
as Miu (voice)
Hiro Shimono
as Lizard / Gecko (voice)
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe