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Ikigai (II)
Short | 16 min | Short, Drama

Ikigai (II)

Short | 16 min | Short, Drama

'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 ...See more'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. Written by Maren Emiko Elardo See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Takahashi Kenji Nakaji Kenji Nakaji See fewer	Crank (2006)
Parker James Logie William William See fewer	Goliath (2016)
Kristen Lapari Background Parent Background Parent See fewer	How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Natsuko Aoike Hanako Nakaji Hanako Nakaji See fewer	Mirror's Edge Catalyst: Alpha (2017)
Mary Lapari Katherine Katherine See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Becca Bell Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Anderson See fewer	Becky (I) (2020)
Ransom Melton Bethanne Bethanne See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Jared Hayes Lawrence Andrew Andrew See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Simon Colegrove William William See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Corrine Fuentes Background Parent Background Parent See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Joilena Fang Yumi Yumi See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Sullivan Lapari Jackson Jackson See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Mayumi Elardo Background Dance Parent Background Dance Parent See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Kameron Gallegos-Whittaker Nicholas Nicholas See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Julia Saito Mayumi Nakaji Mayumi Nakaji See fewer	The Shortlist (2022)
Joe Fuentes Alan Alan See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Sayana Kitagawa Yuka Yuka See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Frankie Fuentes Keith Keith See fewer	Ikigai (II)
Joventino Fuentes Jason Jason See fewer	Ikigai (II)

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