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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (movie)

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Alternative title:

Fortune Favours Lady Nikuko

Gyokō no Nikuko-chan (Japanese)

La Fortuna Di Nikuko (Italian)

La fortuna sonríe a Lady Nikuko (Spanish)

漁港の肉子ちゃん (Japanese)

Plot Summary: Easy-going, cheerful, passionate and always ready to eat something delicious, mother Nikuko falls for the bad guys. Her happy motto: "Being ordinary is best of all." Naturally Nikuko's loud and bold spirit embarrasses 11-year-old Kikuko, her daughter. With nothing in common except living together on a boat at the port, a miracle occurs when their secret is revealed.

User Ratings: 16 ratings have been given [details]

Masterpiece: -

Excellent: 1 vote (sub:1)

Very good: 4 votes (sub:3, ?:1)

Good: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:1, others:1

1 Spanish dubbed

)

Decent: 3 votes (sub:3)

So-so: -

Not really good: 1 vote (sub:1)

Weak: -

Bad: -

Awful: -

Worst ever: -

Seen in part or in whole by 18 users, rank: #7691 (of 9210)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.000 (Good), std. dev.: 1.118, rank: #3419 (of 9302)
Weighted mean: 7.225 (Good+), rank: #2518 (of 9302) (seen all: 7.23)
Bayesian estimate: 7.345 (Good+), rank: #1858 (of 6984)

Vintage: 2021-06-11

Premiere date:

2021-06-11 (Japan)

2021-06-18 (France, Annecy International Animation Film Festival)

2022-05-17 (Italy)

Official website:

劇場アニメ映画『漁港の肉子ちゃん』公式サイト (Japanese)

Review:

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Jun 30, 2021)

News: Show: 10 +23 +18 unverified

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 2-8 (Jan 20, 2023)

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 19-25 (Oct 1, 2022)

North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 17-23 (Jul 20, 2022)

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Anime Film Gets BD/DVD, Digital Release on July 19 (Jun 6, 2022)

Neofilms Opens Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Film in Hong Kong on May 26 (May 18, 2022)

Deiji Meets Girl Anime Screens With Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Anime Film on June 2 in U.S. (May 11, 2022)

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Anime Film Opens in N. America on June 3 (Mar 30, 2022)

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko, Sonny Boy, Oddtaxi, More Win Media Arts Awards (Mar 13, 2022)

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Film Opens in Thailand on February 4 (Jan 24, 2022)

Belle, Evangelion 3.0+1.0, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Nikuko, Sing a Bit of Harmony, More Nominated for 45th Japan Academy Film Prizes (Jan 18, 2022)

Interview:

Interview: Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko Director Ayumu Watanabe (Dec 8, 2021)

Press Releases:

GKIDS To Release 'Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko' In Select Theaters Nationwide (Mar 30, 2022)

Fantasia Announces Awards For 25th Edition (Aug 26, 2021)

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Blu-ray + DVD combo

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (BD+DVD) 2022-07-19 (from $18.89)

Japanese staff

Japanese cast

Director: Ayumu Watanabe

Screenplay: Satomi Ooshima

Unit Director: Kenichiro Akimoto

Music: Takatsugu Muramatsu

Original creator: Kanako Nishi

Character Design: Kenichi Konishi

Art Director: Shinji Kimura

Chief Animation Director: Kenichi Konishi

Animation Director:
Ayako Hata
Kanako Yoshida
Kaori Hayashi
Sanae Shimada
Shunsuke Hirota

Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu

Cgi Director: Takanori Nakajima

2nd Key Animation:
Gin-san
KAWAHAGI
Kiyakiya
Mado
Magho
Manamoto
Saurabh Singh
Tomoka Tamatani

Animation producer: Masataka Aoki

Background Art:
Hisako Akagi
Kiyoshi Samejima
Tsuyoshi Nakatani

Color design: Miyuki Itō

Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose

Ending Illustrations: Ayumu Watanabe

In-Between Animation:
Bo Yuan Chen
Hu Young Jeon
Michiko Oda

In-Between Director: Tomoyuki Kojima

Storyboard Cooperation: Kyōhei Ishiguro

Cocomi as Kikuko

Shinobu Ōtake as Nikuko

Hiro Shimono as
Gecko
Lizard

Ikuji Nakamura as Sassan

Izumi Ishii as Maria

Matsuko Deluxe as Darcia

Natsuki Hanae as Ninomiya

Riho Yoshioka as Miu

Aina Rutō as People in Fishing Port

Aoto Myoujin as People in Fishing Port

Atsushi Yamanishi as
Grandpa
Guest
Stall Owner
Zenji

Ayumu Watanabe as People in Fishing Port

Chance Oshiro as
Frog
Monkey
Musician

Chika Kagura as People in Fishing Port

Eiko Tanaka as People in Fishing Port

Hiro Shimono as Matsumoto

Hiroyuki Miyasako as Cicada

Jonio Iwai as
Announcer
Flower Rock
Torii

Karen Takizawa as
Athletic Meet Announcer
Seagull

Keita Tada as People in Fishing Port

Kenji Suga as People in Fishing Port

Koko Ueno as Hozumi

Miyu Kihara as People in Fishing Port

Nao Sasaki as People in Fishing Port

Orakio as
Customer
Teacher

Raiizumi Inagaki as
Penguin
Zenji's Niece

Rena Motomura as Kanemoto

Rika Hayashi as People in Fishing Port

Saaya Haraguchi as Lisa

Satoko Kashikawa as People in Fishing Port

Teppei Uenishi as People in Fishing Port

Yes! Akito as
Customer
Dealer
Student

Yuriyan Retriever as
Cat
Customer
Landlady
Teacher

Yuuichi Yasoda as
Aquarium Man
Reception Robot
Suspicious Store Attendant

Sanma Akashiya

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
CoMix Wave Films
Doga Kobo
qIXIE Studio
Reboot
Sao Sang Design
Studio Colorido
Studio Hibari
Studio Hibari Osaka Studio
Trigger

Animation Production: Studio 4°C

Backgrounds:
Anime Workshop Basara
Orange
Studio Pinewood

Distributor: Asmik Ace, Inc.

Finish Animation:
D-COLORS
DEFA
DR Movie
Jumondo
M.S.C
Nippon Animation
OLM Asia
qIXIE Studio
R.I.C
Sao Sang Design
Studio Elle
Studio Palette
Studio Step
Studio Targe
Top Gear
White Line

Production: Yoshimoto Kogyo

English staff

English companies

Translation:
Chad Mullane (GKIDS)
Don Brown

Distributor: Shout! Factory (USA & Canada)

Licensed by:
GKIDS (USA & Canada)
Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)

Subtitles: Aura

Theatrical Distribution: Fathom Events

English cast

(none)

Spanish staff

Spanish companies

(none)

Broadcaster: Movistar Estrenos (Spain)

Internet Streaming:
Amazon Prime Video (Spain)
Rakuten TV (Spain)

Spanish cast

(none)

Italian staff

Italian cast

Dubbing Director: Luca Giacomozzi

Dialogues: Sara Guidi

Dubbing Assistant: Federica Di Lorenzo

Dubbing Engineer: Gabriele Castaldi

Emanuela Damasio as Nikuko

Giorgia Venditti as Kikuko

Jessica Bologna as Maria

Lavinia Paladino as Miu

Matteo Liofredi as Ninomiya

Teo Bellia as Sassan

Alessandra Berardi as
Kumiko
Risa
Yosshi

Anna Laviola as
Gatta
Hozumi
Laura
Nogami

Beatrice Maruffa as Kanemoto

Daniela Debolini as Delicia

Fabio Gervasi as
Geco
Tom
Zenji

Francesco Fabbri as
Nakajima
Rana
Sakurai
Teo
Torii
Yanaka

Marco Altini as
Cicala
Gabbiano
Lucertola
Manaka
Matsumoto

Michele Mancuso as
Leo
Uno
Yakisoba

Sara Imbriani as
Kanko
Mori

Valentina De Marchi as
Akechi
Sayaka

Valentina Stredini as Narrator

Italian companies

Distributor:
Dynit
Nexo Digital

Dubbing Studio: C.D. Cine Dubbing

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