About this release
From acclaimed director Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea) and STUDIO4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game) comes a heartwarming and moving comedy-drama with touches of magical realism. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is about an unconventional family and the bonds that they share in their sleepy seaside town. 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 pairâ??s tender relationship.
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Disc 1
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
97 min
ComedyAnimationDramaFamily
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.
Credits
Director
Ayumu Watanabe
Writer
Satomi Oshima
Cast
Shinobu Otakeas Nikuko-chan (voice)
Cocomias Kikuko (voice)
Natsuki Hanaeas Ninomiya (voice)
Ikuji Nakamuraas Sassan (voice)
Izumi Ishiias Maria (voice)
Atsushi Yamanishias Zenji (voice)
Yuichi Yasodaas Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Matsuko Deluxeas Darcia (voice)
Riho Yoshiokaas Miu (voice)
Hiro Shimonoas Lizard / Gecko (voice)
Composer
Takatsugu Muramatsu
Editor
Kiyoshi Hirose
Producer
Mitsugu Yamada
Kenji Suga
Junya Komatsu
Sanma Akashiya
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Editions
- Limited Edition
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 5, 2026