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Ikigai (2024) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ikigai (2024) — a movie tagged as Family and Drama with heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: '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… Our models also surface themes such as identity, ai, and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids and family viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~16 min).
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Synopsis
'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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2024-04-30
- Runtime
- 16m
- TMDB rating
- 0.0
- TMDB ID
- 1566032
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Is there an official trailer for Ikigai?
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What is Ikigai about?
'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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ikigai?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Ikigai?
The official runtime for Ikigai is approximately 16 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Natsuko Aoike
Hanako Nakaji
Brian Takahashi
Kenji Nakaji
- J
Julia Saito
Mayumi Nakaji
- B
Becca Bell
Mrs. Anderson
- M
Mary Lapari
Katherine
- S
Sullivan Lapari
Jackson
- J
Joilena Fang
Yumi
- J
Jared Hayes Lawrence
Andrew
- S
Sayana Kitagawa
Yuka
- J
Joventino Fuentes
Jason
- F
Frankie Fuentes
Keith
- J
Joe Fuentes
Alan
- K
Kameron Gallegos-Whittaker
Nicholas
- R
Ransom Melton
Bethanne
- P
Parker James Logie
William
- C
Corrine Fuentes
Background Parent
- K
Kristen Lapari
Background Parent
- M
Mayumi Elardo
Background Dance Parent
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