Review of Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014) by Bob B — 17 Oct 2015

This movie exists in two parts I think the second part is a little longer than the first but they are roughly equal. The first part is in Japan and it was in Japanese with English subtitles. I don't like reading subtitles but there wasn't much dialog so it wasn't so bad. The second part is in America (Minnesota, North Dakota) and is in English, this was much nicer for me :) To begin with I liked the look of this film. I thought it was very beautiful almost every scene I found attractive and engaging I wanted to travel to these spots and see them for myself.

I haven't ever really fit in anywhere. I don't really understand people and they don't understand me. I have spent most of my life alone and afraid trying to find that one magic bullet that will make everything alright. Sometimes I think that it is all just a nightmare and I will wake up to my big house and my loving family. But there isn't any magic bullet and when I wake there isn't any reprieve.

I loved Kumiko (the character). On the outside I thought that she was as lovely as the movie itself. On the inside I could very easily identify with her struggles. Things were going wrong for her and she didn't know how to fix them. She was hurting people and she didn't want to.... and she couldn't stop. But then she heard of a silver bullet that could make all the pain go away. She went on an incredible trek in an effort to set everything right. I'm not going to tell you if it worked or not.... I will tell you that if you are open to this type of experience then this particular movie will melt your heart.