{"id":9400,"date":"2022-03-31T12:04:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:07:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:07:58","slug":"gkids-to-release-fortune-favors-lady-nikuko-produced-by-a-greatest-japanese-comedian-sanma-ayashiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400","title":{"rendered":"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

GKIDS TO RELEASE<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

IN SELECT THEATERS NATIONWIDE<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>GKIDS Partners with Fathom Events on June 2nd<\/sup> for an Exclusive Fan Preview Event of a New Feature from Director Ayumu Watanabe and STUDIO 4\u00b0C<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Limited Theatrical Run from GKIDS Begins June 3rd<\/sup> \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

NEW YORK (March 30, 2022<\/b>) \u2013 GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of multiple Academy Award nominated animated features, announced today it will bring FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO, <\/b>the latest feature from lauded Studio 4\u00b0C (Children of the Sea, Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game, MFKZ<\/i>), and esteemed director Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea<\/i>) to theaters nationwide this June. GKIDS, continuing their partnership with Fathom Events, will hold fan preview events for FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO<\/b> playing in cinemas nationwide on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Fan preview events will be followed by a limited theatrical release by GKIDS starting June 3, 2022. In addition to the full feature, audiences will see an introduction to the film by Director Ayumu Watanabe and Creative Producer Sanma Akashiya exclusive to the Fathom Events screenings.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Planned and produced by Japanese comedy legend Sanma Akashiya, FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO<\/b> follows the lives of loud and boisterous single mother Nikuko and her reserved daughter Kikuko, whose otherwise quiet life in a small seaside village is frequently disrupted by her mother\u2019s comedic antics. The release marks the next collaboration between the GKIDS and STUDIO 4\u00b0C, following GKIDS\u2019 local distribution of previous STUDIO 4\u00b0C works Children of the Sea<\/i> (from Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko<\/i>\u2019s director Ayumu Watanabe), MFKZ<\/i>, Mind Game<\/i>, Genius Party<\/i>, and Genius Party Beyond<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Tickets will be available beginning April 29th<\/sup> at FathomEvents.com<\/b><\/a>, NikukoMovie.com<\/b><\/a> and participating theater box offices. The ticket on-sale date may vary based on local cinemas, so please check back often. (Theaters and participants are subject to change).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>SYNOPSIS<\/b><\/p>\n

From acclaimed director Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea<\/i>) and STUDIO4\u00b0C (Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game<\/i>) comes a heartwarming and moving comedy-drama with touches of magical realism. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko<\/i> is about an unconventional family and the bonds that they share in their sleepy seaside town.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s tender relationship.<\/p>\n

About GKIDS<\/b><\/p>\n

GKIDS is the producer and distributor of award-winning feature animation for both adult and family audiences. Since 2010, the company has scored an astounding 12 Best Animated Feature Oscar nominations with The Secret of Kells<\/i> in 2010, A Cat in Paris<\/i> and Chico & Rita<\/i> in 2012, Ernest & Celestine<\/i> in 2014, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya<\/i> and Song of the Sea<\/i> in 2015, Boy and the World<\/i> and When Marnie Was There<\/i> in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini<\/i> in 2017, The Breadwinner<\/i> in 2018, Mirai <\/i>in 2019, and Wolfwalkers<\/i> in 2021.\u00a0GKIDS also handles North American distribution for the famed Studio Ghibli library of films, one of the world\u2019s most coveted animation collections with titles Spirited Away<\/i>, My Neighbor Totoro<\/i>, Princess Mononoke<\/i> and others; as well as the critically acclaimed television series, Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/i>. GKIDS also hosts ANIMATION IS FILM (AIF), an annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. AIF returns to Hollywood this fall, October 22-24. www.gkids.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>About Fathom Events<\/b><\/p>\n

Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in North America. Owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L), Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For more information, visit\u00a0www.FathomEvents.com<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d IN SELECT THEATERS NATIONWIDE \u00a0GKIDS Partners with Fathom Events on June 2nd for an Exclusive Fan Preview Event of a New Feature from Director Ayumu Watanabe and STUDIO 4\u00b0C \u00a0Limited Theatrical Run from GKIDS Begins June 3rd \u00a0 NEW YORK (March 30, 2022) \u2013 GKIDS, the acclaimed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[8198,5585,5591,6185,4746,8200,8197,8195,8206,8201,8204,5592,8202,5587,8196,5590,8203,8205,8199],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d IN SELECT THEATERS NATIONWIDE \u00a0GKIDS Partners with Fathom Events on June 2nd for an Exclusive Fan Preview Event of a New Feature from Director Ayumu Watanabe and STUDIO 4\u00b0C \u00a0Limited Theatrical Run from GKIDS Begins June 3rd \u00a0 NEW YORK (March 30, 2022) \u2013 GKIDS, the acclaimed...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cinema Daily US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-03-31T16:04:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-03-31T16:07:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"270\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400\",\"name\":\"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-03-31T16:04:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-03-31T16:07:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":270},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/\",\"name\":\"Cinema Daily US\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3\",\"name\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki\"},\"description\":\"Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick's \\\"A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called \\\"Morning Satellite\\\" at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.cinemadailyus.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US","og_description":"  GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d IN SELECT THEATERS NATIONWIDE \u00a0GKIDS Partners with Fathom Events on June 2nd for an Exclusive Fan Preview Event of a New Feature from Director Ayumu Watanabe and STUDIO 4\u00b0C \u00a0Limited Theatrical Run from GKIDS Begins June 3rd \u00a0 NEW YORK (March 30, 2022) \u2013 GKIDS, the acclaimed...","og_url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400","og_site_name":"Cinema Daily US","article_published_time":"2022-03-31T16:04:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-03-31T16:07:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":270,"url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400","name":"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya | Cinema Daily US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg","datePublished":"2022-03-31T16:04:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-03-31T16:07:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/640.jpg","width":640,"height":270},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9400#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GKIDS TO RELEASE \u201cFORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO\u201d Produced by a Greatest Japanese Comedian Sanma Ayashiya"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/","name":"Cinema Daily US","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a39aff30168e5736b19e3486a7747bd3","name":"Nobuhiro Hosoki","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Nobuhiro-Hosoki-150x150.jpg","caption":"Nobuhiro Hosoki"},"description":"Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick's \"A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called \"Morning Satellite\" at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.cinemadailyus.com"],"url":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}