Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)

Directed by

David Zellner

Genre

drama film, treasure hunt film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

12

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 296 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A depressed young woman in Tokyo becomes obsessed with finding a buried treasure she saw in the movie Fargo. She travels alone to the snowy plains of North Dakota to search for the money.

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What happens

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. Alexander Payne and Kikuchi serve as executive producers. The story is based on the urban legend surrounding Takako Konishi, and her search of the fictional ransom money seen buried in the snow from the 1996 film Fargo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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