David Zellner
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
トレジャーハンター・クミコ
Nippon Cinema ª
Kumiko (played by Japan’s shooting star Rinko KIKUCHI) leads a dull and lonely life in Tokyo. But everything seems to take a turn after she watches a videotape of an American movie in which a man buries a case full of money in the snow. What if she found that money? Reality and fantasy begin to converge in this modern fairytale.
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トレジャーハンター・クミコ
USA 2014
105 minutes
Director
David Zellner
Script
Nathan Zellner, David Zellner
Cinematography
Sean Porter
Music
The Octopus Project
Production
Lila 9th Productions, Zellner Bros., Ad Hominem Enterprises
World sales
Lila 9th Productions
Cast
Rinko KIKUCHI, Nobuyuki KATSUBE, Kanako HIGASHI, Kyokaku ICHI, Ayaka ONISHI
About David Zellner
David Zellner was born in Greeley, Colorado, in 1973. Together with his brother Nathan, he has created many feature films and music videos. Their film GOLIATH was shown at Sundance Film Festival in 2008. David Zellner lives and works in Austin, Texas.