Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
- director: David Zellner
- actor: Ayaka Onishi Brad Prather Bunzo David Zellner Kanako Higashi Mayuko Kawakita Nathan Zellner Nobuyuki Katsube Rinko Kikuchi Shirley Venard Yumiko Hioki
- writer: David Zellner Nathan Zellner
Synopsis:
A lonely Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried in a fictional film is, in fact, real. Abandoning her structured life in Tokyo for the frozen Minnesota wilderness, she embarks on an impulsive quest to search for her lost mythical fortune.
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