2024 Japan Film Show at VPL: 'Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko' (2024/11/28)
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
（2021/97min./In Japanese with English subtitles/Anime/Drama/Rated PG）
Date：2024/11/28（Thur.）
*No registration required. Limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis.
Venue：The Montalbano Family Theatre, Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch (350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver BC)
Admission：FREE
Trailer：https://youtu.be/OqeN_j_She8
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Synopsis: From acclaimed director Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea) and STUDIO4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game), and based on the novel by Kanako Nishi, 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 pair’s tender relationship. (Japanese Film Database)
This event is proudly presented by the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver and The Japan Foundation, Toronto in partnership with Vancouver Public Library. See you there!