Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Nov 13 2014
•2h 44m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Rinko Kikuchi
Kumiko
Nobuyuki Katsube
Sakagami
Kanako Higashi
Michi
Ichi Kyokaku
Library Security Guard
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