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| Rinko Kikuchi | ... | Kumiko | |
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Nobuyuki Katsube | ... | Sakagami |
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Kanako Higashi | ... | Michi |
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Ichi Kyokaku | ... | Library Security Guard |
| Ayaka Ônishi | ... | Chieko (Young Office Girl) | |
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Mayuko Kawakita | ... | Ms. Kanazaki |
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Asami Tano | ... | Office Lady |
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Ako Yoshida | ... | Office Lady |
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Anna Wakamori | ... | Office Lady |
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Risa Hotta | ... | Office Lady |
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Hitomi Sawano | ... | Office Lady |
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Maki Issô | ... | Office Lady |
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Ariei Umefune | ... | Office Lady |
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Takao Kinoshita | ... | Dry Cleaning Clerk |
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Tetsuya Hayakawa | ... | Dancing Couple |
A jaded Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried and lost in a fictional film, Fargo, is in fact, real. With a crudely drawn treasure map and limited preparation, she escapes her structured life in Tokyo and embarks on a foolhardy quest across the tundra of Minnesota in search of her mythical fortune. Written by Anonymous
Kumiko, a Japanese employee, has only one hobby : treasures. She doesn't have any friends, and is really bored by her job. After seeing a VHS of "Fargo", she decides to travel to North Dakota to find the money hidden by Carl Showalter in the movie.
This movie is an excellent piece of work. Rinko Kikuchi appears under a new face with this introvert and amazing character, inspired by a true story.
David Zellner really did a good job of balancing comedy and drama : never exaggeratively funny, nor never desperately sad, the directing is very subtle and finds its own way to create an atmosphere around the point of view of an unusual character that sees the work differently than most of people do.
Which is, sometimes, really refreshing.