Movie Description
Ikigai
(2024)Overview
'Ikigai' follows Mayumi, a 9-year-old girl, as she tries to find balance in her Japanese identity and American nationality. Hanako, her mother who celebrates their culture through Nihon Buyo, sees Mayumi's new school as an opportunity to share their culture with the white students. When Mayumi is assigned a show-and-tell presentation, she takes it as a chance to prove to her classmates that she is not that different from them. But, that plan is soon ruined when Hanako unexpectedly shows up and teaches the class a Japanese dance, embarrassing and exposing Mayumi's cultural background. After coming home ashamed of her mother and Japanese identity, Mayumi receives guidance from her parents that motivates her to return to school and redo her show and tell in a way that would make her ancestors proud.
Featured Crew
- Director : Maren Emiko Elardo
- Producer : Maren Emiko Elardo,Maya Tydor,Mateo Simon
- Writer : Maren Emiko Elardo
- Editor : Cesar De Luna,Matthew Alley
- Cast : Natsuko Aoike,Brian Takahashi,Julia Saito,Becca Bell,Mary Lapari,Sullivan Lapari,Joilena Fang,Jared Hayes Lawrence,Sayana Kitagawa,Joventino Fuentes,Frankie Fuentes,Joe Fuentes,Kameron Gallegos-Whittaker,Ransom Melton,Parker James Logie,Corrine Fuentes,Kristen Lapari,Mayumi Elardo
Cast
Hanako Nakaji
Kenji Nakaji
Mayumi Nakaji
Mrs. Anderson
Katherine
Jackson
Yumi
Andrew
Yuka
Jason
Keith
Alan
Nicholas
Bethanne
William
Background Parent
Background Parent
Background Dance Parent
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Facts
Original TitleIkigai
Status Released
Release Information
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2024-04-30
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 16m
Budget₹ 35000
Homepagehttps://www.ikigaishortfilm.com/
Production CompaniesCalifornia State University of Northridge
Genres
- Family
- Drama
