In a peaceful northern Japanese coastal town, Nikuko stands out as a brazen, jovial, dispersed, and passionate lady. Her 11-year-old son Kikuko, who is in many ways her antithesis, is raised by her alone. String-bean-like Kikuko is a young lady who approaches life in this sleepy harbor town methodically, with pensiveness, quiet curiosity, and a sense of adventure. As any parent of a preteen would, Nikuko embarrasses Kikuko, but Nikuko's outspoken nature makes her particularly well-known in a place where Kikuko herself would rather nothing more than to fit in. An unexpected revelation from the past poses a threat to the pair's delicate connection as Kikuko navigates the common social dramas of middle school, infused with flashes of magical realism from her ever-present imagination.
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In a peaceful northern Japanese coastal town, Nikuko stands out as a brazen, jovial, dispersed, and passionate lady. Her 11-year-old son Kikuko, who is in many ways her antithesis, is raised by her alone. String-bean-like Kikuko is a young lady who approaches life in this sleepy harbor town methodically, with pensiveness, quiet curiosity, and a sense of adventure. As any parent of a preteen would, Nikuko embarrasses Kikuko, but Nikuko's outspoken nature makes her particularly well-known in a place where Kikuko herself would rather nothing more than to fit in. An unexpected revelation from the past poses a threat to the pair's delicate connection as Kikuko navigates the common social dramas of middle school, infused with flashes of magical realism from her ever-present imagination.
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