Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 cast and crew frustrated with her mundane life, a tokyo office worker rinko kikuchi becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is a bizarre, haunting, and dark comedy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 10, 2015 austinbased sibling directors david and nathan zellner have been cranking out offbeat, surrealist features and shorts that have gained a minor cult following on the film festival circuit for over a decade, but their latest film, kumiko, the treasure hunter, will be the film to most likely broaden their appeal. Mar 18, 2015 in the movies opening forty minutes or so, the filmmakers use relatively conventional means to convey the sadness of kumikos depressive state and directionless life. Kumiko, the treasure hunter official site palace films. She travels to america, more specifically to north dakota, to find the spot where the fictional treasure was buried. The film stars rinko kikuchi, nobuyuki katsube, shirley venard, david zellner, nathan zellner, and kanako higashi the story is based on the urban legend surrounding takako konishi in search of the fictional ransom money seen buried in the snow from the 1996 film fargo.
Apr 20, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter is a curious picture. Ultimately kumiko is a character in search of both treasure and a movie that will do justice to her plight. Kumiko, the treasure hunter film 2015 senscritique. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of a popular film shes mistaken for a documentary, fixating. Her travelling reasons also have to do with the fact that kumiko has become more and more aloof and isolated in her daytoday life. A jaded japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of fargo on vhs, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money. Jul 05, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter is on bluray and dvd this week.
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I have such mixed feelings about kumiko, the treasure hunter. The first image of david zellners kumiko, the treasure hunter is not its own. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 movie trailer movie. Released by robot high school in 2015 containing music from kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015. Jan 24, 2014 our desire that life should be more like it is in the movies beats at the heart of kumiko the treasure hunter, a wonderfully strange and beguiling adventure story comprised of buried. Its instead a sobering look at depression and the quest for meaning in a cold, cold world. A lonely japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried in a fictional film is, in fact, real. The reallife story that inspired kumiko, the treasure hunter was too good to be completely true, but that doesnt diminish the film, a delicate, haunting study of a woman who has in. The zellner brothers should make their name with this eccentric movie about a tokyo office worker on a. Obsessed with the coen brothers fargo, a frustrated tokyo office lady academy award nominee rinko kikuchi, babel, pacific rim makes tracks for snowy minne.
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To kumiko, there is nothing more real than the treasure which she believes is the ticket out of her terrible, constricting life and the way to true happiness. A japanese woman reportedly left everything and moved to the minnesotadakota area in an insane search for the treasure that was buried in snow in the film fargo. The treasure hunter is based on an urban legend that a japanese woman thought fargo was real and travelled to america to find the money steve buscemis character buried. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter starring rinko kikuchi in this actionadventure on directv. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording the. Kumiko the treasure hunter dramatizes an urban legend of. Kumiko, the treasure hunter pretty much succeeds as a work of magical realism. 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. The entrancing fifth feature of the zellner brothers, kumiko the treasure hunter, is like found art in the beguiling, haunting manner it combines the seemingly ridiculous and desperate with an. Austinbased sibling directors david and nathan zellner have been cranking out offbeat, surrealist features and shorts that have gained a minor cult following on the film festival circuit for over a decade, but their latest film, kumiko, the treasure hunter, will be.
Kumiko, the treasure hunter subtitles english 8 subtitles. There now follows the zellner brothers kumiko, the treasure hunter, a thoroughly oddball item of fargo marginalia that, unlike its inspiration, has its roots in a quantifiably true story. Kumiko, the treasure hunter had its world premiere on january 20, 2014 at the 2014 sundance film festival as part of the us dramatic competition. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 trailers and clips frustrated with her mundane life, a tokyo office worker rinko kikuchi becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a. The treasure hunter is based on an urban legend that a japanese woman thought fargo was real and travelled to america to. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 cast and crew moviefone.
Telling you more than whats in the movies description could ruin it for you, so ill stick to why you should or shouldnt watch kumiko, the treasure hunter. Frustrated with her mundane life, a tokyo office worker rinko kikuchi becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 trailers and clips moviefone. Dec 18, 2014 kumiko, the treasure hunter official trailer 1 2015 drama movie hd. Powerfully acted and lovely to look at, kumiko, the treasure hunter offers a treat for cinephiles with a taste for the pleasantly peculiar. This deadpan tale of a japanese woman, who may be mentally disturbed, going on a. Mar, 2015 watch the movie trailer for kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online stream full. Both films feature a protagonist who travels to the u. Directed by david zellner and starring rinko kikuchi, nobuyuki katsube, shirley venard and david zellner. Released march 18th, 2015, kumiko, the treasure hunter stars rinko kikuchi, nobuyuki katsube, nathan zellner, kanako higashi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of. In the movies opening forty minutes or so, the filmmakers use relatively conventional means to convey the sadness of kumikos depressive state and directionless life. The reallife story that inspired kumiko, the treasure hunter was too good to. A lonely japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried in a fictional film is, in fact.
Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online vimeo on demand. It was nominated for two independent spirit awards best actress and best director and will be distributed by amplify releasing in 2015. Watch a film clip from kumiko, the treasure hunter, starring rinko kikuchi. Always remember dont trust the opinion of kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 on the internet because the authors paid to write a comment. The treasure hunter trailer new release 2015 youtube. By the time the credits roll, expectations are flung distant, in part due to some extremely odd decisions to position it as a comedy, and in part due to a concept that promises whimsy, but instead delivers melancholy. Evocative and hard to shake off, kumiko, the treasure hunter stirs up a trove of emotionsincluding frustration. Parents need to know that kumiko, the treasure hunter is a somewhat mystical film about a lonely japanese woman who after watching the movie fargo decides its her destiny to find a buried fortune in minnesota and flies off to the united states. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is on bluray and dvd this. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack from 2015, composed by the octopus project. High school will be releasing the score as a digital album on march 10, 2015, with. She decides to go to america and find this buried treasure, certain that it will solve her problems. Creed 2015 and the good dinosaur 2015 and kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 and the primary instinct 2015 and star wars episode iv.
Kikuchis acting was deeply touching, the long pauses in some scenes let the gravity soak in, and the whole look of the movie was just superb for me. The zellners latest film kumiko, the treasure hunter starring rinko kikuchi premiered in the u. Mar 10, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack from 2015, composed by the octopus project. Dramatic competition at sundance 2014 and internationally at the 64th berlinale. But its cute plotline isnt a conduit for mere whimsy.
The analog snow and intense tracking, as well as the sine wave fluctuations of the soundtrack, immediately expose the coens cheeky fib, exaggerating the. Mar 16, 2015 obsessed with the coen brothers fargo, a frustrated tokyo office lady academy award nominee rinko kikuchi, babel, pacific rim makes tracks for snowy minne. Poor kumiko duly arrives in the us and proceeds to run out on various. Kumiko, the treasure hunter official trailer 1 2015 drama. It later made its international premiere at the 64th berlin international film festival on february 8, 2014. Daniel reynolds a simple description of the basics in kumiko, the treasure hunter should set off twee alarm bells. In its broad strokes, kumiko the treasure hunter bears some similarity to paolo sorrentinos this must be the place, which starred sean penn in a wildly atypical role as an aging goth rocker. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online stream full movie.
Theres no drinking or sex and hardly any swearing one use of st, so its age appropriate for younger teens and up. As the movie opens, we see kumiko walking alongside the beach with a map, eventually retrieving a vhs tape from under a rock. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie online kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality download kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Mar 16, 2015 evocative and hard to shake off, kumiko, the treasure hunter stirs up a trove of emotionsincluding frustration. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2014 directed by david. Kikuchi is heartbreaking in the lead role, but the film itself is several rungs below her on the ladder of melancholy she ascends throughout, and the films ending isnt quite as depressing and impactful as it really should be. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is a 2014 american drama film cowritten and directed by david zellner. The zellners latest film kumiko, the treasure hunter starring rinko kikuchi. Une jeune femme voit fargo des freres coen en vhs et pense quil. A version of this article appears in print on march 18, 2015, section c, page 5. It turns out to be the movie fargo, and kumiko becomes obsessed with it, and in. Going off the map with kumiko, the treasure hunter same.
Financial analysis of kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Rather, it is the opening texta wry true story disclaimer filtered through the fuzzy distortion of a worn vhsfrom the coen brothers fargo. This movie played the recent florida film festival and received mostly positive response although there were some who felt differently. Watch the movie trailer for kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015. Main title kumiko, the treasure hunter is the bands latest collaboration with. Kumiko, the treasure hunter, is as fine a fantasy as you will find outside of the disney empire, and more insightful. Rotterdam, london, germany and in milan where it was nominated for best cinematography. Apr 10, 2015 watch kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie online kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality download kumiko, the treasure hunter full movie. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 full movie.
Kumiko the treasure hunter is based, in very small part, on a story that was circulated after the film fargo debuted. A perfunctory dressingdown from a boss, an onthestreet encounter with an alltooperky friend from a prior time in kumikos life, a hectoring phone call from kumikos mom. Its reach is perhaps greater than its grasp, but its still a movie id definitely recommend for its sheer ambition and uniqueness. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of a popular film shes mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where. Kumiko, the treasure hunter official trailer 1 2015. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 full movie video.
For a treasure hunter like kumiko, what better way of leaving all that awkward. Germany to begin gradually reopening its economy next week. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is a 2014 american drama film cowritten and directed by david. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is on bluray and dvd this week.
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