# Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)

> A lonely Tokyo office worker mistakes a movie’s fictional treasure for reality and pursues it into the frozen American wilderness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/139612

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: David Zellner
- Cast: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Kanako Higashi, Ichi Kyokaku, Ayaka Onishi, Mayuko Kawakita, Asami Tano, Ako Yoshida
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3263614/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: deadpan, melancholic, peculiar, quiet evening, arthouse movie night

## Synopsis

A woman embarks on a surreal quest to find buried treasure, driven by her belief in a fictional tale.

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