Inspired, disquietingly enough, by an urban legend, kumiko the treasure hunter does not wear the outlandishness of its premise on its sleeve. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of a. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack from 2015, composed by the octopus project. The treasure hunter is based on an urban legend that a japanese woman thought fargo was real and travelled to america to find the money steve buscemis character buried. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack and songs list. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office worker whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko, like her pet rabbit, feels like a caged animal. When she watches a film and believes shes found a clue about cash buried in north dakota, she sets off on a dangerous adventure unlike anything shes seen in the movies. With stolen atlas in hand, she ditches her overbearing mother and deadend job, taking off for the midwest plains in search of the buried. May 11, 2015 in this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The zellner brothers should make their name with this eccentric movie about a tokyo office worker on a. A simple description of the basics in kumiko, the treasure hunter should set off twee alarm bells. With kumiko, the treasure hunter, indie mavericks the zellner bros. Going off the map with kumiko, the treasure hunter same.
In her oversized red coat she leaves tokyo and bunzo and embarks on a solo expedition to claim her treasure. The story is based on the urban legend surrounding takako konishi in search of the fictional ransom money seen buried in the snow. Dream written by johnny mercer ascap performed by pete drake published by wb music corp. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. I have such mixed feelings about kumiko, the treasure hunter. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack list 2015 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer and who sings them. The zellners latest film kumiko, the treasure hunter starring rinko kikuchi premiered in the u. A lonely tokyo office assistant discovers a battered vhs cassette of a fictional film and, convinced that the movies buried suitcase of cash is real, heads off in. The film has gone on to screen at south by southwest, bamcinemafest, maryland, karlovy vary, and sydney film festival. The film never particularly feels like explaining what it is, but it could be everything from a form of autism to simply extreme isolation and depression. Believing this treasure to be real, she leaves behind tokyo and her. Another year of allwhite acting nominees at the oscars. Daniel reynolds a simple description of the basics in kumiko, the treasure hunter should set off twee alarm bells. The reallife story that inspired kumiko, the treasure hunter was too good to be completely true, but that doesnt diminish the film, a delicate, haunting study of a woman who has in.
Jun 10, 2015 austinbased sibling directors david and nathan zellner have been cranking out offbeat, surrealist features and shorts that have gained a minor cult following on the film festival circuit for over a decade, but their latest film, kumiko, the treasure hunter, will be the film to most likely broaden their appeal. February, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in film music albums tags. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack details film music. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of a popular film shes mistaken for a documentary.
A depressed japanese woman, inspired by the film fargo, goes. Kumiko, the treasure hunter pictures rotten tomatoes. Nonton kumiko, the treasure hunter 2014 subtitle indo streaming gratis. Even when set free, her pet rabbit does not know what to do. The score, by the octopus project, playfully reconfigures carter burwells unforgettable music, and when the. A depressed japanese woman, inspired by the film fargo, goes to the us, where very little of consequence ensues. Some elements of kumiko, the treasure hunter sync up meaningfully with fargo, like the fact that kumikos creditcard scam is as plainly illfated as car salesman jerry lundegaard making an oldsmobile cutlass go missing from the lot. Parents need to know that kumiko, the treasure hunter is a somewhat mystical film about a lonely japanese woman who after watching the movie fargo decides its her destiny to find a buried fortune in minnesota and flies off to the united states. Ends on thursday april 16th in this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi stars as kumiko, a frustrated office worker whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko the treasure hunter, score, soundtrack, the octopus project. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording. Mar 31, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter pretty much succeeds as a work of magical realism. Kumiko the treasure hunter outsideindie filmmakers david and nathan zellner edge gently toward mainstream acceptance with a beguiling fable of buried treasure and.
Includes unlimited streaming of kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3. Kumiko is a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. After discovering the 1996 film fargo, kumiko becomes convinced that a prop suitcase full of money buried in the film is, in reality, sitting untouched in fresh snow in fargo, north dakota. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original scoresoundtrack.
Kumiko, the treasure hunter official site palace films. For all of kumiko, the treasure hunters concerns with the blurring of cinema and life, what sticks is its portrait of singular faith. Kumiko, the treasure hunter concerns an obsessive quest. While the piece played a negligible role in the film, i found that my reactions toward it paralleled those i had toward the film preceding it. Something is clearly off about kumiko, from her inability to separate fact from fiction to the way she occasionally misreads social cues. Kumiko, the treasure hunter isnt what i expected it to be just based off the name and a few promotional images, i thought i was settling in for a swashbuckling steampunk adventure story, and. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original scoresoundtrack by the octopus project, released march 2015 1. Austinbased sibling directors david and nathan zellner have been cranking out offbeat, surrealist features and shorts that have gained a minor cult following on the film festival circuit for over a decade, but their latest film, kumiko, the treasure hunter, will be the film to most likely broaden their appeal. Gloriously realised and utterly oneofakind, kumiko, the treasure hunter is a tender and beguiling tale of obsession and delusion that lays bare the universal human need for adventure, and soars to a profoundly moving climax that reveals both the danger and magic of the intoxicating effects of cinema. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack details posted. Kumiko, the treasure hunter pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released kumiko, the treasure hunter pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. It was nominated for two independent spirit awards best actress and best director and will be distributed by amplify releasing in 2015.
Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack list list of songs. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim. Yamasuki written by daniel vangarde as daniel bangalter sacem, jean joseph kluger sacem performed by yamasuki singers. Have a look below to see the official score list for the 2015 drama movie, kumiko, the treasure hunter. The film never particularly feels like explaining what it is, but it could be everything from a form of autism to simply extreme isolation and. Mar 18, 2015 inspired, disquietingly enough, by an urban legend, kumiko the treasure hunter does not wear the outlandishness of its premise on its sleeve. Robot high school will release a soundtrack album for the drama kumiko, the treasure hunter. In this absurdist adventure tale based on an urban legend, a tokyo office assistant oscar nominee rinko kikuchi becomes irrationally fixated on a scene in the coen brothers fargo in which a briefcase full of money is hidden beneath a blanket of snow. This trip to minnesota, her fantasies of a big briefcase, its a strange world that kumiko has retreated into and. Supposedly, she had watched the coen brothers fargo. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy awardnominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Rather, this new film from the zellner brotherswriter nathan and cowriter and director david, both of whom also actplays out as a deliberate, somber character study that semieerily morphs. Mar 12, 2015 dream written by johnny mercer ascap performed by pete drake published by wb music corp.
David and nathan zellner first began penning the script for kumiko, the treasure hunter in 2001, inspired by the urban legend of a japanese woman named takako kunishi. Yet kumikos quixotic character contrasts with her suffocating circumstances. Dramatic competition at sundance 2014 and internationally at the 64th berlinale. Mar 10, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack from 2015, composed by the octopus project. Robot high school will release a soundtrack album for the drama kumiko, the treasure. Kumiko sets out to retrieve her treasure with the aid of a needlepoint. Apr 20, 2015 kumiko, the treasure hunter is a curious picture.
Kumiko, the treasure hunter is the bands latest collaboration with filmmakers nathan and david zellner their haunting, icy soundtrack took home the special jury award for musical score at the 2014 sundance film festival. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording, an album by the octopus project on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By the time the credits roll, expectations are flung distant, in part due to some extremely odd decisions to position it as a comedy, and in part due to a concept that promises whimsy, but instead delivers melancholy. Kumiko the treasure hunter dramatizes an urban legend of. Kumikos mission is so absurd that the viewer has to question her motive. It later made its international premiere at the 64th berlin international film festival on february 8, 2014. Kikuchis acting was deeply touching, the long pauses in some scenes let the gravity soak in, and the whole look of the movie was just superb for me. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 frustrated with her mundane life, a tokyo office worker rinko kikuchi becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is a 2014 american drama film cowritten and directed by david zellner. The treasure hunter where to stream and watch decider. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online vimeo on demand.
The film concerns a japanese woman in tokyo home to a booming cutesy culture who discovers a vhs copy of fargo and is convinced the buried money in that film exists in the minnesota of this film. Kumiko, the treasure hunter had its world premiere on january 20, 2014 at the 2014 sundance film festival as part of the us dramatic competition. Mar 27, 2015 this piece of music, the yamasukis by the yamasukis, furnishes the end credits of kumiko. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack list 2015 complete tracklist, movie score details, the entire ost playlist, all songs played in the. In 2001, a japanese woman named takako konishi was found dead in a minnesota field. It was a fairly unsensational case of suicidekonishi was depressed after having lost her job, and had traveled to the u. The soundtrack will be released digitally on june 22, 2018 and will be available to download on. The treasure hunter, which first screened at the 2014 sundance festival. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording by the octopus project, released 10 march 2015 1. With rinko kikuchi, nobuyuki katsube, kanako higashi, ichi kyokaku. Generally i enjoy these tales about social outcasts that dont quite fit in with society.
Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2014 soundtracks on imdb. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered vhs tape of a popular film shes mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of north dakota. Frustrated with her mundane life, a tokyo office worker rinko kikuchi becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Theres no drinking or sex and hardly any swearing one use of st, so its age appropriate for younger teens and up. A wonderfully strange and beguiling adventure story a knockout central performance by rinko kikuchi. Check out kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording by the octopus project on amazon music. Kumiko the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording 18 tracks. The treasure hunter is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter starring rinko kikuchi in this actionadventure on directv. Going off the map with kumiko, the treasure hunter. Kumiko, the treasure hunter pretty much succeeds as a work of magical realism. 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.
Released by robot high school in 2015 containing music from kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015. The film stars rinko kikuchi, nobuyuki katsube, shirley venard, david zellner, nathan zellner, and kanako higashi. Mar 10, 2015 kumiko the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording 18 tracks. Kumiko, the treasure hunter is an american film about a depressed japanese woman who becomes convinced that the treasure from the movie fargo is real, and so sets out to claim the money for herself on an epic journey this is definitely one of the weirder films youll see this year, with both a darkly funny and deeply dramatic atmosphere, but a story and a central performance that will. Kumiko is a character worthy of comparison to werner herzogs fitzcarraldo, another being defined solely by an unreachable goal. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original soundtrack recording the. Kumiko, the treasure hunter 2015 financial information. Watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online stream full movie. Kumiko, the treasure hunter soundtrack details film. Kumiko, the treasure hunter original score soundtrack by the octopus project, released march 2015 1. In this darkly comedic odyssey, academy award nominee rinko kikuchi babel, pacific rim stars as kumiko, a frustrated office lady whose imagination transcends the watch kumiko, the treasure hunter online vimeo on demand on vimeo. A lonely japanese woman abandons her structured life in tokyo to seek a satchel of money rumored to be hidden in the minnesota wilderness.