Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Drama
- 20 Feb 2015 (UK)
- Movie
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
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- 10 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Rinko Kikuchi | ... |
Kumiko
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Nobuyuki Katsube | ... |
Sakagami
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| Kanako Higashi | ... |
Michi
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Ichi Ômiya | ... |
Library Security Guard
(as Ichi Kyokaku)
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| 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
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Mihoka Tomoda | ... |
Dancing Couple
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Yumiko Hioki | ... |
Kumiko's Mother (as Rinko's Mother)
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Yusei Fujii | ... |
Mayo (Michi's Child)
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Natsuki Kanno | ... |
Department Store Clerk
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| Nathan Zellner | ... |
Robert
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Brad Prather | ... |
Brad
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Earl Milton | ... |
Bus Driver
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Shirley Venard | ... |
Old Woman
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Madde Gibba | ... |
Gift Shop Clerk
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Ravi Jasthi | ... |
Motel Clerk
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| David Zellner | ... |
Deputy
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Lucy Luu | ... |
Chinese Restaurant Owner
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Phil Hall | ... |
Cab Driver
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Bunzo | ... |
Bunzo the Rabbit
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| Charlotte M. Kodner | ... |
Waitress
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Randy Baranczyk | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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Stephanie Bright | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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C.J. DeVaan | ... |
Airport Patron with Kid (uncredited)
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Fredrika Dukes | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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| John Edel | ... |
Airport Patron (uncredited)
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Christian Finch | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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Ryan J. Gilmer | ... |
Bus Passenger with hat (uncredited)
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| Kirsten Gregerson | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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Kai Mariah | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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Josh Thaney | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Joel Thingvall | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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Diane Visser | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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| Karen Voels | ... |
Airport Passenger (uncredited)
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| Jim Westcott | ... |
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Zellner | ||
Written by
| David Zellner | ... | (writer) and |
| Nathan Zellner | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Deidre Backs | ... | associate producer |
| Andrew Banks | ... | producer |
| Jim Burke | ... | producer |
| Rinko Kikuchi | ... | executive producer |
| Cameron Lamb | ... | producer |
| Raymond Mansfield | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Ohlson | ... | producer |
| Alexander Payne | ... | executive producer |
| Georgina Pope | ... | line producer: Japan |
| Shaun Redick | ... | executive producer |
| Christopher Shand | ... | associate producer |
| Jim Taylor | ... | executive producer |
| Nathan Zellner | ... | producer |
Music by
| The Octopus Project | ||
Cinematography by
| Sean Porter | ||
Editing by
| Melba Jodorowsky | ||
Editorial Department
| Alex Bickel | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Jenna Gabriel | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Michael Howell | ... | color assist (as Mike Howell) |
Production Design by
| Chad Keith | ||
| Kikuo Ohta | ||
Art Direction by
| Michelle Gilstead | ||
Set Decoration by
| Britni West | ||
Costume Design by
| Tony Crosbie | ... | (as Tony Crosby) |
| Kiersten Hargroder | ... | (as Kiersten Ronning) |
Makeup Department
| Mary Flaa | ... | key makeup artist: U.S. |
| Carrie Messina | ... | key hair stylist: U.S. |
Production Management
| Todd Cobery | ... | production manager: U.S. |
| Andrew Hauser | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Masa Kokubo | ... | production manager: Japan |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Matt Center | ... | second assistant director: U.S. |
| Tomas Deckaj | ... | first assistant director: U.S. (as Tomas 'Dutch' Deckaj) |
| Amber Goerish | ... | second second assistant director: U.S. |
| Takashi Sekiya | ... | second assistant director: Japan |
| Yuichi Tazawa | ... | first assistant director: Japan Unit |
Art Department
| Matt Joyer | ... | set dresser |
| Elizabeth Richardson | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Thickins | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Mark Filip | ... | foley editor |
| Ryotaro Harada | ... | production sound mixer: Japan |
| René Jones-Jones | ... | sound designer |
| Elizabeth McClanahan | ... | sound effects editor |
| Cory Melious | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Jim Morgan | ... | sound recordist: U.S. |
| Gloria Pitagorsky | ... | sound producer |
| Matt Snedecor | ... | foley artist |
| David 'Lion' Thompson | ... | boom operator: U.S. |
| Kyle Arzt | ... | trailer re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Rush Block | ... | snow assistant / snow effects assistant |
| Roland Hathaway | ... | lead snow effects technician |
| Jason P. Schumacher | ... | snow effects assistant (as Jason Schumacher) / special effects technician |
| Daniel Yeager | ... | snow effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Nick Smith | ... | visual effects artist |
| Catscan Smothers | ... | visual effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nathan Armstrong | ... | first assistant camera: day player |
| Justin Cameron | ... | first assistant camera: U.S. |
| Kris Drake | ... | still photographer |
| Jesse Evans | ... | steadicam operator |
| Jeff Fischer | ... | best boy electric |
| Chris Hadland | ... | second assistant camera: U.S. |
| Bruce Henderson | ... | key grip |
| Nick Hillyard | ... | electrician: day player |
| Gen Ito | ... | second assistant camera: Japan |
| Tarô Kimura | ... | steadicam operator (as Taro Kimura) |
| Ivan Kovac | ... | dit |
| Yasushi Miyata | ... | first assistant camera: Japan |
| Matt Muegge | ... | grip/electric swing |
| Jon Steinhorst | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Erik Thomsen | ... | grip |
| Jeff Villars | ... | additional grip |
| Michael Winn | ... | gaffer |
| Dean Woytcke | ... | best boy grip |
Casting Department
| Kati Batchelder | ... | extras casting |
| Lynn Blumenthal | ... | casting director: U.S. |
| Sadami Hwang | ... | casting director: Japan |
| Christian Popham | ... | extras casting assistant |
Location Management
| Mitsutoshi Hamazaki | ... | location manager |
| Anne Healy | ... | location manager |
| Kai Miller | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Dominique Preyer | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kazuko Shingyoku | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Michael Arnold | ... | transportation coordinator (as Mike Arnold) |
Additional Crew
| Abby Bailey | ... | production accountant: U.S. |
| Joah Colby | ... | production assistant |
| Conner Evert | ... | production assistant |
| Kurt W. Gensmer | ... | key set medic |
| Ryan S. Johnson | ... | production assistant |
| Stuart Jonker | ... | title designer |
| Adam Kersh | ... | publicist |
| Kathy Morgan | ... | international sales |
| Chris Perez | ... | clearance counsel (as Christopher L. Perez) |
| Debi Pool | ... | animal wrangler |
| Cristi Rumpza | ... | production assistant |
| Julia Schaffer | ... | production coordinator: U.S. |
| Ryan Smith | ... | motorhome |
| Anita Surendran | ... | production counsel |
| Amy Thompson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Karen Voels | ... | stand-in |
| Joel Winstead | ... | key set production assistant |
Thanks
| Fred Altman | ... | special thanks |
| Cam Archer | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Rebecca Beegle | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| John E. Bryant | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as John Bryant) |
| Andrew Bujalski | ... | thanks |
| Zack Carlson | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Chris Carter | ... | special thanks |
| John Cooper | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Tobias Datum | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| André Des Rochers | ... | special thanks (as Andre des Rochers) |
| Jay Duplass | ... | thanks |
| Mark Duplass | ... | thanks |
| E.J. Enriquez | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| James Graham | ... | special thanks |
| Christopher K. Grap | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Christopher Grap) |
| David Gordon Green | ... | thanks |
| Trevor Groth | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Toby Halbrooks | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| William Hall | ... | very special thanks |
| Kengo Hioki | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Adam Kersh | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Lars Knudsen | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank (as Tommy 'Sturge' Sturgis) |
| Hiroshi Kurosaki | ... | special thanks |
| Anne Lai | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Philip Loeb | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Lowery | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Scott Macaulay | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Dan McManus | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Addison Mehr | ... | thanks |
| Adriene Mishler | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Matt Muir | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Elmira Nadjarian | ... | special thanks |
| Akihiko Naruse | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jeff Nichols | ... | thanks |
| Caroline O'Connor | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Robin O'Hara | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ginger Ohlson | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Lilian Ojeda | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Alex Orlovsky | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mike Plante | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Todd Rohal | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| George Rush | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Shrihari Sathe | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Michelle Satter | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Anish Savjani | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Gary Temple | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Kotaro Tsukada | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Michael Tucker | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Mike Tully | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Jay Van Hoy | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Rebecca Windsor | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| David Wingo | ... | thanks |
| Luana Zellner | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Megan Zellner | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Ronald Zellner | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Lila 9th Productions
- Ad Hominem Enterprises (in association with)
Distributors
- Amplify (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Palace Films (2015) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Soda Pictures (2015) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Bleecker Street Media (2024) (United States)
- Decal Releasing (2024) (United States) (video)
- Film1 Sundance Channel (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Films We Like (2014) (Canada)
- GoDigital (2014) (United States)
- WOWOW Cinema (2015) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Austin Film Society (thanks)
- Brigade Marketing (publicity)
- Cinequipt (thanks)
- Color Collective (post-production facilities)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles made with)
- Hear It - Clear It Music Supervision (Music Supervision)
- Heard City (sound post-production)
- IndieClear (script clearance)
- IndieClear (thanks)
- Midwest Mohos (motorhome)
- Mistral Artist Management (post-production facilities) (English subtitling)
- Props On Wheels (picture vehicles)
- Rescue Resources (set medics)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Technological Cinevideo Services (TCS) (thanks)
- Total Transportation Concept (freight and travel services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $34,114, 22 Mar 2015 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Kumiko is assisted by a well-meaning state trooper who brings her to a Chinese restaurant, hoping they could help translate. In real life, Takako Konishi was helped by a state trooper who really did contact Chinese restaurants in a vain attempt to help. See more » |
| Goofs | When Kumiko calls her Mother in the middle of the night and tells her she couldn't sleep, it should have triggered some reaction from the mother. Because of the time difference between Minnesota and Tokyo (14 hours), it is never nighttime in Tokyo when it is in Minnesota. See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Fargo (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Mechanic Nonsense See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The credits are almost entirely bilingual in English and Japanese -- even though the movie has never been released in Japan as of early 2016 (either in theaters, media, or internet streaming). See more » |
| Quotes |
Kumiko:
I only need page 95. It is my destiny. See more » |