Repost: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (opens in Akron April 10th at the Nightlight Cinema)

[KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER opens in Akron on Friday April 10th exclusively at the Nightlight Cinema.]

Review by Pamela Zoslov

I was immersed in the first season of Fargo, the television series based on the Coen Brothers' landmark 1996 film, when KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER fell into my hands. The film, directed and co-written by David Zellner and his brother, Nathan,, explores FARGO's influence from a new angle: the supposedly true story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in pursuit of the buried ransom money shown in the movie. It's strange, isn't it, that the Coens' bleak, snow-swept Minnesota landscape, with its bland, folksy inhabitants, has inspired its own mythos, still resounding nearly twenty years later.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (opens in Cleveland April 3rd at the Capitol Theatre)

[KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER opens in Cleveland on Friday April 3rd exclusively at the Capitol Theatre.]

Review by Pamela Zoslov

I was immersed in the first season of Fargo, the television series based on the Coen Brothers' landmark 1996 film, when KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER fell into my hands. The film, directed and co-written by David Zellner and his brother, Nathan,, explores FARGO's influence from a new angle: the supposedly true story of a Japanese woman who froze to death in pursuit of the buried ransom money shown in the movie. It's strange, isn't it, that the Coens' bleak, snow-swept Minnesota landscape, with its bland, folksy inhabitants, has inspired its own mythos, still resounding nearly twenty years later.

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter Double Feature with Oscar-winning Fargo at the Capitol Theatre

[Press release from Cleveland Cinemas.]

The Capitol Theatre (1390 W. 6^th St., Cleveland) continues its bold film programming with its exclusive engagement of KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER starting Friday, April 3^rd. Additionally, The Capitol Theatre will host a special double-feature of KUMIKO with the Oscar-winning film FARGO on Saturday, April 4^th.

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER stars Oscar-nominee Rinko Kikuchi as a dissatisfied Japanese officer worker who leaves her job on a personal quest to find the buried ransom money from the film FARGO. Kumiko believes that FARGO is a documentary and a veritable treasure map.