Plot
A jaded Japanese woman discovers a hidden copy of Fargo (1996) on VHS, believing it to be a treasure map indicating the location of a large case of money.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 7.2/10 (848 voted)
Critic's Score: 77/100
Director: David Zellner
Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Nobuyuki Katsube, Shirley Venard
Storyline
A lonely Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried and lost in a fictional film, is in fact, real. With a crudely drawn treasure map and limited preparation, she escapes her structured life in Tokyo and embarks on a foolhardy quest across the frozen tundra of Minnesota in search of her mythical fortune.
Writers: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Cast: Rinko Kikuchi -
Kumiko
Nobuyuki Katsube -
Sakagami
Shirley Venard -
Older Woman
David Zellner -
Policeman
Nathan Zellner -
Robert
Kanako Higashi -
Michi
Ichi Kyokaku -
Library Security Guard
Ayaka Ohnishi -
Chieko
Mayuko Kawakita -
Ms. Kanazaki
Takao Kinoshita -
Dry Cleaning Clerk
Yumiko Hioki -
Kumiko's Mother
Natsuki Kanno -
Department Store Clerk
Brad Prather -
Brad
Earl Milton -
Bus Driver
Madde Gibba -
Gift Shop Clerk
Trivia:
In a Q&A at the London Sundance Film Festival 2014, the director (and his brother who was not present) claimed that the ambiguous introduction was heavily influenced by the beginnings of the James Bond films that they so loved as children. See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 9/10
Kumiko, a Japanese employee, has only one hobby : treasures. She
doesn't have any friends, and is really bored by her job. After seeing
a VHS of "Fargo", she decides to travel to North Dakota to find the
money hidden by Carl Showalter in the movie.
This movie is an excellent piece of work. Rinko Kikuchi appears under a
new face with this introvert and amazing character, inspired by a true
story.
David Zellner really did a good job of balancing comedy and drama :
never exaggeratively funny, nor never desperately sad, the directing is
very subtle and finds its own way to create an atmosphere around the
point of view of an unusual character that sees the work differently
than most of people do.
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