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.

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