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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

20146.61h 44m

Overview

Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.

Directed by David Zellner
Written by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Produced by Andrew Banks, Jim Burke, Cameron Lamb
Box Office0Revenue: $740K

Top Cast

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Kumiko

Nobuyuki Katsube

Nobuyuki Katsube

Sakagami

K

Kanako Higashi

Michi

I

Ichi Kyokaku

Library Security Guard

Ayaka Onishi

Ayaka Onishi

Chieko

Mayuko Kawakita

Mayuko Kawakita

Ms. Kanazaki

Asami Tano

Asami Tano

Office Lady

A

Ako Yoshida

Office Lady

A

Anna Wakamori

Office Lady

R

Risa Hotta

Office Lady

Themes & Keywords

japanlanguage barriertreasure huntnorth dakotarabbittragic

About Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of japan, language barrier, treasure hunt, north dakota, rabbit, tragic. Directed by David Zellner, it stars Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kanako Higashi. Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.

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