Movie

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Released: June 11, 2021 (2021)

Runtime: 97 minutes

Genres: Animation, Drama, Family, Comedy

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Ikuji Nakamura as Sassan (voice)
Age at release: 67
Shinobu Otake as Nikuko-chan (voice)
Age at release: 63
Atsushi Yamanishi as Zenji (voice)
Age at release: 58
Yuichi Yasoda as Old man at the aquarium / Other characters (voice)
Age at release: 56
Matsuko Deluxe as Darcia (voice)
Age at release: 48
Hiro Shimono as Lizard / Gecko (voice)
Age at release: 41
Natsuki Hanae as Ninomiya (voice)
Age at release: 29
Riho Yoshioka as Miu (voice)
Age at release: 28
Cocomi as Kikuko (voice)
Age at release: 20
Izumi Ishii as Maria (voice)
Age at release: 14

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Koko Ueno as Hozumi (voice)
Age at release: 22
Rena Motomura as Kanemoto (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Raiizumi Inagaki as Penguin / Zenji's Niece (voice)
Age at release: Unknown