Produced by Studio 4°C, directed by Children of the Sea’s Ayumu Watanabe, and based on Kanako Nishi’s novel, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko follows a fat, loud mother and her embarrassed tween daughter through various adventures, until the daughter finally realizes the mom is human too. In theaters June 2.
The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, touted as one of the larger celebrations of Japanese film in the United States, has brought local audiences all kinds.