Hanako Nakaji
Natsuko Aoike
Hanako Nakaji

'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.
Ikigai | Official Trailer | CSUN Cinema
Hanako Nakaji
Natsuko Aoike
Hanako Nakaji
Kenji Nakaji
Brian Takahashi
Kenji Nakaji
Mayumi Nakaji
Julia Saito
Mayumi Nakaji
Mrs. Anderson
Becca Bell
Mrs. Anderson
Katherine
Mary Lapari
Katherine
Jackson
Sullivan Lapari
Jackson
Yumi
Joilena Fang
Yumi
Andrew
Jared Hayes Lawrence
Andrew
Yuka
Sayana Kitagawa
Yuka
Jason
Joventino Fuentes
Jason
Keith
Frankie Fuentes
Keith
Alan
Joe Fuentes
Alan
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