Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker (Rinko Kikuchi) becomes obsessed with a fictional movie Fargo (1996) that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota and believing it to be a treasure map, she travels to America to find it.
Cast:
Rinko Kikuchi
Nobuyuki Katsube
Shirley Venard
David Zellner
Nathan Zellner
Kanako Higashi
Director:
David Zellner
Producer:
Lila 9th Productions, Ad Hominem Productions (In Association With)
Written by:
David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Distributor:
Amplify (USA), Palace (Australia), Soda Pictures (UK)
David Zellner
Producer:
Lila 9th Productions, Ad Hominem Productions (In Association With)
Written by:
David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Distributor:
Amplify (USA), Palace (Australia), Soda Pictures (UK)
Box Office:
$623,383 (USA) (June 4, 2015)
Awards:
Metacritic Score:
68%
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
87%
$623,383 (USA) (June 4, 2015)
Awards:
Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic (2014)
Sundance U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Music (2014)
Fantasia (Montreal) International Film Festival - Best Director (2014)
Independent Spirit Awards - Best Director (2014)
Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead (2014)
Metacritic Score:
68%
Rotten Tomatoes Score:
87%