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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

A heartwarming comedy-drama about the bonds shared by an unconventional mother and daughter in a sleepy seaside town.

Director

Ayumu Watanabe

Year

Genre

animation, comedy, drama

Box Office

$91,653

Production

N/A

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

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She's 151 cm tall.
67.4 kg light. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She's 151 cm tall. 67.4 kg light.

In number puns,
that's "No work, no fun." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

In number puns, that's "No work, no fun."

When you "MINGLE" with a "BEAST"
you get "SLY." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

When you "MINGLE" with a "BEAST" you get...

Nikuko grew up in a small town,
and made the big move to Osaka at age 16. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Nikuko grew up in a small town, and made the big move to Osa...

That's where she met
The Casino Dealer. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

That's where she met The Casino Dealer.

But when he screwed up at work, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

But when he screwed up at work,

She worked herself to the bone,
but she paid the debt off. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She worked herself to the bone, but she paid the debt off.

She only caught him cheating
during his eighth affair. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She only caught him cheating during his eighth affair.

Leaving everything behind,
Nikuko headed for Yokohama. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Leaving everything behind, Nikuko headed for Yokohama.

Of course, he started
borrowing money from Nikuko. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Of course, he started borrowing money from Nikuko.

At first, he needed 500,000 yen.
Then he needed more. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

At first, he needed 500,000 yen. Then he needed more.

When it reached three million, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

When it reached three million,

But when she saw the kid's bike, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

But when she saw the kid's bike,

She started working at a deli.
No more bars for her. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She started working at a deli. No more bars for her.

It turned out this guy really was
an aspiring novelist. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

It turned out this guy really was an aspiring novelist.

But unlike the other guys,
he never fooled around with other women. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

But unlike the other guys, he never fooled around with other...

Nikuko cared a great deal for
The Novelist. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Nikuko cared a great deal for The Novelist.

What I liked most was
the books he bought. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

What I liked most was the books he bought.

My life was pretty miserable, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

My life was pretty miserable,

For the first time ever, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

For the first time ever,

I thought the three of us might
live here together forever. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I thought the three of us might live here together forever.

- But one day, he suddenly disappeared.
- I'M GOING HOME TO DIE - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- But one day, he suddenly disappeared. - I'M GOING HOM...

We leapt on a northbound train,
hoping that's where he lived. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

We leapt on a northbound train, hoping that's where he ...

"MYSELF," "HEART" and "CHICKEN."
That's how you write "WORRY." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

"MYSELF," "HEART" and...

She was a giant matryoshka
looking for a lost man, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She was a giant matryoshka looking for a lost man,

When "RAIN" needs a "BROOM"
you have "SNOW." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

When "RAIN" needs a "BROOM" you have &qu...

That's the story of "The Meaty Lady,"
my mom Nikuko. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

That's the story of "The Meaty Lady," my mom ...

FORTUNE - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Go beyond! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

You gotta eat breakfast,
and go to school, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

You gotta eat breakfast, and go to school,

- I eat meals like that for breakfast!
- That was breakfast! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- I eat meals like that for breakfast! - That was breakfast!

- Eat breakfast for breakfast...
- Sign this for me. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- Eat breakfast for breakfast... - Sign this for me.

It's for my swimming lessons.
We need parental permission. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

It's for my swimming lessons. We need parental permissi...

Okey doke!
I eat permission slips for breakfast! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Okey doke! I eat permission slips for breakfast!

Student Name, Misuji Kikuko - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Student Name, Misuji Kikuko

I'll have to write your name
where it says "Parent." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I'll have to write your name where it says "Parent...

We use different kanji, but we're
both called "Kikuko." What a mess. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

We use different kanji, but we're both called "Kik...

{\an8}MISUJI KIKUKO KIKUKO
(aka KIKURIN) (aka NIKUKO) - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

{\an8}MISUJI KIKUKO KIKUKO (aka KIKURIN) (aka NIKUKO)

Old Sassan's misuji is so darn tasty... - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Old Sassan's misuji is so darn tasty...

The girls in my class play basketball
during our lunch break. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

The girls in my class play basketball during our lunch break...

Even the girls who don't play watch,
cheering along on the sidelines. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Even the girls who don't play watch, cheering along on ...

I think nobody does their own thing - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I think nobody does their own thing

That's why she always picks you first! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

That's why she always picks you first!

- But they do rock paper scissors.
- Yeah! That's wrong too. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- But they do rock paper scissors. - Yeah! That's wrong...

Well, I don't care which team,
as long as I get to play. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Well, I don't care which team, as long as I get to play...

Either way, ever since you
transferred here, I've been... - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Either way, ever since you transferred here, I've been....

Dammit.
It's those dumb boys again. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Dammit. It's those dumb boys again.

They're here every day.
I bet they're sweet on you. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

They're here every day. I bet they're sweet on you...

{\an8}MIZUKAWA SHRINE - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

{\an8}MIZUKAWA SHRINE

Kikurin! Over here!
This table's free! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Kikurin! Over here! This table's free!

The All-Seeing Dalicia's
Special Psychic Show! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

The All-Seeing Dalicia's Special Psychic Show!

Fried noodles with meat!
Thank you! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Fried noodles with meat! Thank you!

- You did wrong in a past life!
- I did? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- You did wrong in a past life! - I did?

That foreign fortune teller is on TV
so much these days. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

That foreign fortune teller is on TV so much these days.

Her name's Dalicia.
She's always right. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Her name's Dalicia. She's always right.

Before you got here she drew
a picture of some guy's dead father. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Before you got here she drew a picture of some guy's de...

It took a few days,
so they had to edit it, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

It took a few days, so they had to edit it,

- Can I get you more meat?
- Your fates are sealed! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- Can I get you more meat? - Your fates are sealed!

If we really do have past lives,
I wonder what Nikuko's was like. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

If we really do have past lives, I wonder what Nikuko's...

Did she do something that bad? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Did she do something that bad?

{\an8}THIS IS THE LAST ROLL! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

{\an8}THIS IS THE LAST ROLL!

It's all stuck together.
I don't know which way to peel! - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

It's all stuck together. I don't know which way to...

She doesn't know what she needs,
let alone the needs of others. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She doesn't know what she needs, let alone the needs of...

{\an8}PROBLEM CHILD - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

{\an8}PROBLEM CHILD

Wherever she goes, she's 100% Nikuko. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Wherever she goes, she's 100% Nikuko.

If she really can see all,
what did Nikuko do in her past life? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

If she really can see all, what did Nikuko do in her past li...

And I also want to ask
what kind of life awaits us. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

And I also want to ask what kind of life awaits us.

My body's the same as it's always been. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

My body's the same as it's always been.

I'm scrawny, my chest is flat,
and my legs look like twigs. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I'm scrawny, my chest is flat, and my legs look like tw...

I hope my chest never grows,
and my period never starts. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I hope my chest never grows, and my period never starts.

THREE FOR 150 YEN
THREE FOR 180 YEN - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

THREE FOR 150 YEN THREE FOR 180 YEN

From then on, I observed him
whenever I could. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

From then on, I observed him whenever I could.

But he never made any weird faces
while I was watching. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

But he never made any weird faces while I was watching.

I'm not "sweet on him"
like Maria said, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I'm not "sweet on him" like Maria said,

If I didn't know Nikuko,
I'd think it's a crime scene. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

If I didn't know Nikuko, I'd think it's a cri...

Uwogashi is closed today.
It's Nikuko's day off. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Uwogashi is closed today. It's Nikuko's day off.

She probably sorted through the laundry,
hand-washed my gym clothes, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

She probably sorted through the laundry, hand-washed my gym ...

Wow! Meat spag? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Wow! Meat spag?

When else do we get the chance
to hang out? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

When else do we get the chance to hang out?

And it's "Kanko," not "Penta." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

And it's "Kanko," not "Penta."

{\an8}SEXY MIZUKAWA SHRINE - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

{\an8}SEXY MIZUKAWA SHRINE

"The cheery plump lady
who wound up living here." - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

"The cheery plump lady who wound up living here."

Part of me had been wishing, - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Part of me had been wishing,

The next stop is The Aquarium. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

The next stop is The Aquarium.

- "SUN" and "BLUE" make "SUNNY" - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

- "SUN" and "BLUE" make...

I invited Mori, Yosshi, Sayaka,
and Akechi today too. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I invited Mori, Yosshi, Sayaka, and Akechi today too.

I speak with Nikuko's accent when
I think out loud. What's with that? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

I speak with Nikuko's accent when I think out loud. Wha...

Oh yeah?
You'll have dinner there? - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Oh yeah? You'll have dinner there?

If I go, I'll have to listen to Maria
badmouth Kanemoto. - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

If I go, I'll have to listen to Maria badmouth Kanemoto...

Then she'll say I should
join Mori's basketball team... - Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Then she'll say I should join Mori's basketball te...

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A heartwarming comedy-drama about the bonds shared by an unconventional mother and daughter in a sleepy seaside town.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ayumu Watanabe

Writer: Kanako Nishi, Satomi Ôshima

Production: N/A

Genre: animation, comedy, drama

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 68/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $91,653

Released: 11 Jun 2021

Awards: 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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