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Kumiko, the treasure hunter official site palace films. Dramatic competition at sundance 2014 and internationally at the 64th berlinale. This deadpan tale of a japanese woman, who may be mentally disturbed, going on a. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy awardnominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Rather, this new film from the zellner brotherswriter nathan and cowriter and director david, both of whom also actplays out as a deliberate, somber character study that semieerily morphs. 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. The film never particularly feels like explaining what it is, but it could be everything from a form of autism to simply extreme isolation and depression. Powerfully acted and lovely to look at, kumiko, the treasure hunter offers a treat for cinephiles with a taste for the pleasantly peculiar. Abandoning her structured life in tokyo for the frozen minnesota wilderness, she embarks on an impulsive quest to search for her lost mythical fortune. May 11, 2015 in this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online vimeo on demand on vimeo.
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