Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

ptidman In what seems to be a kind of homage to the Coen Brothers a Japanese office worker embarks upon the most improbable treasure hunt imaginable after watching the Coen's film Fargo. The first half of the film is set in Tokyo and the second half in Minnesota, the setting of Fargo. The film is beautifully shot and features a wonderful performance by Rinko Kikuchi in the title role, giving a thoroughly believable portrayal of alienation verging on madness. There are some excellent peripheral characters, the bored yet pompous company boss, the 'helpful' old lady, the deaf and dumb taxi driver and the nicest police officer in the world, desperate to understand a mad Japanese woman who speaks hardly any English. Weird, funny and tragic in equal measure this is a gem of a movie.

daisukereds I'm giving it a 2, because the Cinematography is good in some minor parts.. otherwise, this is an awful movie to watch if you have any sort of expectation. The story overall, is based on the Takako Konishi real-world story.. but not even the real story! Instead, it is based on the blown-out rumor that she went treasure hunting (which is in the title), which isn't particularly told in a good way.-- SPOILERS The character has no personality in her home country (japan), but when she travels to America, and the language barrier gets in the way, she becomes even less of a character. If she faces a problem, there is no drama, she simply runs away without a plan. Characters don't necessarily need to be smart about the way they do things, but the story needs to be engaging, or at least a bit interesting. This movie is stuff happening, one after another. No pay off, build-up, nothing. She is mad, desperate, depressed and alone.. she doesn't want to or can fit, but her weakness towards life is unacceptable. I'm surprised she eventually did something, although futile.The fact that this movie is "different" isn't something to be celebrated when it is done poorly. People will probably go on about how great the "study and examination of current society/standards" is, admiring the "deliberate slow pace", trying to find some meaning to the time invested. I can only assume the 2003 documentary "This Is a True Story" is not a total waste of time.

Cathex Very interesting film about an isolated and apparently autistic girl who sets off to find an obsessional 'treasure' she believes she has discovered from a fictional movie.Although currently rated the same as 'Fast and Furious' on IMDb, which must be someone's idea of a bad joke, this movie is a work of art.The film, although humorous and often heartwarming, is in essence a tragic depiction of the search for meaning and self-worth in an individual who is alienated from the world and ultimately alone. The cinematography is at times hauntingly beautiful and the direction is superb.Well worth seeing.

Danny Blankenship Just finally watched the indie picture "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter" and I must say it was a pretty pleasant and wonder of a film. It showed and displayed the theme of dreams do come true just like a fairy tale in the world! Rinko Kikuchi is Kumiko a lonely Tokyo office worker who has no life she don't have many friends nor does she blend in socially and she has no love life no male friend. As with phone conversations her mother worries about her wanting her to move back home as she can't even get a promotion on the job. Yet oddly and in extreme interest all she lives for after finding an old VHS tape of the American classic "Fargo" is searching for the buried suitcase of cash in the film, as Kumiko is certain it's real! So for sure she heads to frozen North Dakota to search for the buried treasure only to discover that fiction and reality is often a tough blend. Overall this film is a mixture of search, and an emotional hunt for discovery of finding a dream a life fortune. Overall it proves that life can have a happy fairy tale ending thru search and wonder as one can find discovery.