Japan Night: Fun Japanese Activities and "Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko" Movie Night

01nov5:00 pm7:15 pmJapan Night: Fun Japanese Activities and "Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko" Movie Night

Event Details

November 1, 2024
5-7:15 pm

Enjoy an evening at the Garden with pre-screening activities at 5 pm followed by a screening of Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. From acclaimed director Ayumu Watanabe (Children of the Sea) and STUDIO4°C (Tekkonkinkreet, Mind Game) 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. © 2021 Kanako Nishi・GENTOSHA, MOVIZ/ “Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko” ProductionCommittee

This Movie Night is hosted by the students of the Japanese program at the University of Memphis, presented in conjunction with the Memphis Japan Festival, and sponsored by the Japan Foundation New York. 

This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

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(Friday) 5:00 pm - 7:15 pm