FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO

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.

Above the Line

Ayumu Watanabe·DirectorSatomi Oshima·ScreenplayTakatsugu Muramatsu·Original Music ComposerKiyoshi Hirose·Editor

Cast

Shinobu Otake·Nikuko-chan (voice)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)Riho Yoshioka·Miu (voice)Hiro Shimono·Lizard / Gecko (voice)

Full Crew

(30 credits)

Directing· 2

Ayumu Watanabe·DirectorKenichiro Akimoto·Second Unit Director

Writing· 1

Satomi Oshima·Screenplay

Editing· 1

Kiyoshi Hirose·Editor

Sound & Music· 3

Takatsugu Muramatsu·Original Music ComposerKurumi Inagaki·Theme Song PerformanceKoji Kasamatsu·Sound Director

Art & Design· 1

Shinji Kimura·Art Direction

Production· 7

Mitsugu Yamada·ProducerJunya Komatsu·ProducerKeiichi Yoshizaki·Executive ProducerAkihiko Okamoto·Executive ProducerShu Kamigaso·Executive ProducerKenji Suga·ProducerSanma Akashiya·Producer

Other Departments· 15

Moaang·Key AnimationKou Horio·Key AnimationMiyaso·Key AnimationProro·Key AnimationKenichi Konishi·Supervising Animation DirectorTakanori Nakajima·CGI DirectorMiyuki Ito·Color DesignerDaiki Harashina·Key AnimationHarumi Yamazaki·Key AnimationKatsuya Yoshii·Key AnimationHisashi Eguchi·Key AnimationRen Onodera·Key AnimationKaori Hayashi·Key AnimationKanako Yoshida·Animation DirectorKAWAHAGI·Animation

By the Numbers

69.8

OF 100

Master Score

6.8

OF 10

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