directed by: David Zellner, year: 2014
actors: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter is a 2014 film that follows the story of Kumiko, a solitary Japanese woman who becomes obsessed with a VHS tape of the movie Fargo, believing it to be a treasure map leading to a hidden fortune. Driven by loneliness and escapism, she embarks on a quixotic journey from Tokyo to the snowy plains of Minnesota in search of the buried money. This poignant tale explores themes of isolation, determination, and the blurred lines between reality and fantasy.

Isolation, Obsession, Loneliness, Myth, Search