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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$739623

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

13 November 2014

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

Kumiko

Nobuyuki Katsube

Nobuyuki Katsube

Sakagami

Kanako Higashi

Kanako Higashi

Michi

Ichi Kyokaku

Ichi Kyokaku

Library Security Guard

Ayaka Onishi

Ayaka Onishi

Chieko

Mayuko Kawakita

Mayuko Kawakita

Ms. Kanazaki

Asami Tano

Asami Tano

Office Lady

Ako Yoshida

Ako Yoshida

Office Lady

Anna Wakamori

Anna Wakamori

Office Lady

Risa Hotta

Risa Hotta

Office Lady

Hitomi Sawano

Hitomi Sawano

Office Lady

Maki Issô

Maki Issô

Office Lady

Ariei Umefune

Ariei Umefune

Office Lady

Takao Kinoshita

Takao Kinoshita

Dry Cleaning Clerk

Shirley Venard

Shirley Venard

Older Woman

David Zellner

David Zellner

Policeman

Nathan Zellner

Nathan Zellner

Robert

Yumiko Hioki

Yumiko Hioki

Kumiko's Mother

Tetsuya Hayakawa

Tetsuya Hayakawa

Dancing Couple

Mihoka Tomoda

Mihoka Tomoda

Dancing Couple

Yusei Fujii

Yusei Fujii

Mayo (Michi's Child)

Natsuki Kanno

Natsuki Kanno

Department Store Clerk

Brad Prather

Brad Prather

Brad

Earl Milton

Earl Milton

Bus Driver

Madde Gibba

Madde Gibba

Gift Shop Clerk

Ravi Jasthi

Ravi Jasthi

Motel Clerk

Lucy Luu

Lucy Luu

Chinese Restaurant Owner

Kirsten Gregerson

Kirsten Gregerson

Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Joel Thingvall

Joel Thingvall

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

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