Directed by : David Zellner
Written by : David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Starring : Rinko Kikuchi
Release Date : February 20, 2015
This is a very slow burn of a movie that meanders a lot, but it does have some very beautiful visuals to see. The story about a directionless Japanese woman who finds a buried VHS tape of the movie “Fargo” and thinks it will lead to a treasure of richness, is definitely a very fascinating and compelling plot. Rinko Kikuchi as the title character is also phenomenal in this.
There’s a lot of eccentric awkwardness in a lot of the scenes in this movie, that people could think that it’s all enjoyably quirky and entertaining to see. It’s easy to root for Kumiko’s dream in finding the buried bag of money as shown in the Coen Brothers’ film. However, there’s an underlying dark truth to what’s going on with Kumiko, that I actually found the whole experience to be sadly tragic, and got very uncomfortable watching things play out.
Director / Writers David and Nathan Zellner may be making a social commentary about individuals who need to choose between chasing their dreams, or living the mundane but safer realities of life. “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” is a very thought provoking film that may just stick with me for a long time, so it’s just unfortunate that I found a lot of this movie to be so very boring to watch.
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