Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
2014, drama
100 minutes
Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.
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6.0
2015-02-05
Kikuchi is heart-breaking in the lead role, but the film itself is several rungs below her on the ladder of melancholy she ascends throughout, and the film's ending isn't quite as depressing and impactful as it really should be. Ultimately Kumiko is a character in search of both treasure and a movie that will do justice to her plight. I'm not sure she belongs in this one. Read more
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