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.
Directed by David Zellner
japan
language barrier
treasure hunt
north dakota
rabbit
tragic
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3.6 / 5
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Cast
Rinko Kikuchi
Kumiko
Nobuyuki Katsube
Sakagami
Ayaka Onishi
Chieko
Mayuko Kawakita
Ms. Kanazaki
Asami Tano
Office Lady
Ariei Umefune
Office Lady
Shirley Venard
Older Woman
David Zellner
Policeman
Nathan Zellner
Robert
Joel Thingvall
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
David Zellner
Director
David Zellner
Screenplay
Nathan Zellner
Screenplay
Sean Porter
Director of Photography
Jim Taylor
Executive Producer
Jim Burke
Producer
Nathan Zellner
Producer
Alexander Payne
Executive Producer
Rinko Kikuchi
Executive Producer
Christopher Shand
Associate Producer
Lars Knudsen
Thanks
Kiersten Hargroder
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
53 reviews
Prasidh Aggarwal
3.0★ · 03/30/26
haven’t watched something in two takes as of late. Kumiko is an annoying character ngl
haven’t watched something in two takes as of late. Kumiko is an annoying character ngl
Christian
8.0★ · 02/28/26
Disillusioned worker who escapes through a fantasy they’ve created and to one they hope is real
Disillusioned worker who escapes through a fantasy they’ve created and to one they hope is real
Hrsbrgr
7.0★ · 02/01/26
Literally doing anything to escape life
Literally doing anything to escape life
Mitch Steckler
8.0★ · 01/20/26
“Solitude? That’s just fancy loneliness.”
A bunny kept running by my window while I was watching this and I’m gonna keep telling myself that it was Bunzo
“Solitude? That’s just fancy loneliness.”
A bunny kept running by my window while I was watching this and I’m gonna keep telling myself that it was Bunzo
