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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a american film of genre Drama directed by David Zellner released in USA on 18 march 2015 with Rinko Kikuchi

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2015)

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
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Released in USA 18 march 2015
Length 1h44
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating65% 3.2995953.2995953.2995953.2995953.299595

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a 2014 American drama film co-written and directed by David Zellner. The film stars Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard, David Zellner, Nathan Zellner, and Kanako Higashi.

The story is based around the urban legend surrounding the 2001 death of Takako Konishi who was reported in the media to have died of hypothermia outside Detroit Lakes, Minnesota in search of the fictional ransom money seen buried in the snow from the 1996 film Fargo. In reality, Konishi had simply committed suicide.

Synopsis

Kumiko is a twenty-nine year old office lady who lives in utter solitude in Tokyo. She works a dreadful, dead-end job under a boss she hates, is intimidated by her well-off peers, and nagged by her overbearing mother to find a man and get married. The only joys in her life come from her pet rabbit, Bunzo, and a VHS copy of the film Fargo, which she found in a secluded cave on the shore. Convinced the film is based on a true story, Kumiko obsesses over a scene in which a character played by Steve Buscemi buries a satchel of ransom money along a snowy highway and begins taking notes while watching the worn-out tape. Kumiko even attempts to steal an atlas from a library, only to be caught by the security guard, who pities her and allows her to take the page on Minnesota.

Actors

Rinko Kikuchi

(Kumiko)
Nobuyuki Katsube

(Sakagami)
Mayuko Kawakita

(Ms. Kanazaki)
David Zellner

(Deputy)
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