Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

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The Zellner Bros

writer/director/producer

The Zellner Bros

Watch the short film FLOTSAM/JETSAM

Austin-based filmmakers, David & Nathan Zellner have written, produced, directed and appeared in numerous award-winning shorts and feature films for more than a decade.

The Zellners have been a force on the festival circuit dating back to the 2005 short film Flotsam/Jetsam, their first film to premiere at Sundance. Other notable shorts by the Zellners -- all of which have played at Sundance -- include the acclaimed Aftermath on Meadowlark Lane and Sasquatch Birth Journal 2.

Goliath, their first feature film, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by IFC Films, followed by KID-THING, a fable-like drama starring Sydney Aguirre and Susan Tyrell, which premiered at Sundance in 2012 and internationally at the 62nd Berlinale. KID-THING received a 2012 Gotham Award nomination and was distributed theatrically around the world and domestically in the US by Factory 25.

The Zellners' latest film Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter starring Rinko Kikuchi premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2014 and internationally at the 64th Berlinale. It was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards (Best Actress and Best Director) and will be distributed by Amplify Releasing in 2015.

Much of their work can be viewed a zellnerbros.com.

Rinko Kikuchi

Japanese-born Rinko Kikuchi has shown range and depth with every role she plays. Kikuchi was most recently seen in the sci-fi thriller Pacific Rim. Rinko landed her first professional role in the Japanese film Ikitai in 1999. Since then, she has displayed her talent as an actress, starring in critically acclaimed Japanese films such as Hole in the Sky (2001) and The Taste of Tea (2004), and continues to gain popularity within Japan’s film industry.

Rinko was catapulted onto the international feature film scene with her Academy Award®- nominated role for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel (2006). Playing the role of young deaf high-schooler Chieko with fervent energy and commitment, Rinko achieved an outstanding reputation around the world for her dramatic performance. The film garnered seven Academy Award® nominations, securing Kikuchi’s status as one of Hollywood’s leading young actresses.

Rinko followed up her success with a number of highly acclaimed international films such as Rian Johnson’s The Brothers Bloom (2008), with Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz; Isabel Coixet’s Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (2009), with Serge Lopez; Mikael Håfström’s Shanghai (2010), with John Cusack and Ken Watanabe; and Anh Hung Tran’s Norwegian Wood (2010), a highly anticipated adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s international bestselling novel of the same name.

Rinko hails from Hadano, Japan, and is a skilled sword fighter as well as an accomplished motorcyclist and horseback rider. In 2007, she was named one of Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch.

Rinko Kikuchi

The Octopus Project

The Octopus Project

The Octopus Project has been releasing joyous party music since 2002, all the while touring the world both on their own, as handpicked support for artists as diverse as Aesop Rock, DEVO, and Explosions in the Sky, and playing festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza and All Tomorrow's Parties. Their music has been used in numerous commercials, for brands including: Nike, Apple, Absolut Vodka, and GoPro. They've scored a handful of films as well, including the Zellner Bro s award-winning KID-THING. In 2013, The Octopus Project released their fifth full-length album, Fever Forms, to great acclaim.

Listen to more of their work at theoctopusproject.com.

Crew

CAMERON LAMB Producer

In November 2008, Cameron Lamb established Lila 9th Productions. The mandate was to source material for development and packaging that could be seen through fruition to a delivered property that has significant opportunity for world wide theatrical distribution. The first property was produced in January 2010, titled Daydream Nation, written and directed by Mike Goldbach, staring Kat Dennings (Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist), Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) and Andie MacDowell. After the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, it was acquired and released theatrically in 2011 by Anchor Bay.

Cameron’s follow up feature film, Syrup, based on Max Barry’s international bestseller, was in partnership with Academy Award winning producer Barrie M. Osborne (The Lord Of The Rings, Matrix). The film stars, Amber Heard (Rum Diary), Kellan Lutz (Twilight, Immortals), Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood), and Kirstie Alley. Syrup was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in 2013.

CHRIS OHLSON Producer

Most recently, Chris executive produced Good Night and produced Thank You a Lot, both of which had their World Premieres at the SXSW Film Festival, in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

Previously, Chris produced John Bryant’s The Overbrook Brothers, which premiered in the Narrative Competition at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by IFC Films. Ohlson also executive produced Paul Gordon’s award-winning The Happy Poet, which screened at more than 40 festivals worldwide, including The Venice Film Festival’s Venice Days, and he served as a co-producer on Bryan Poyser’s Lovers of Hate, which world premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was released by IFC Films. His physical production credits includes Mitch Schultz’s DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Nanette Burstein’s American Teen, Kevin Triplett’s Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah, Mari Marchbanks’ Fall To Grace and Jacob Vaughn’s The Cassidy Kids.

Chris recently won the 2015 Independent Spirit Piaget Producers Award. He is a former Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow, as well as an alum of the IFP Narrative Filmmaker Labs and the Rotterdam CineMart Labs.

SEAN PORTER Director of Photography

In 2014 Sean was listed as one of Filmmaker’s “25 New Faces of Independent Cinema” as well as one of Indiewire’s “10 Cinematographers to Watch.” Recently Sean lensed Green Room by the acclaimed director of Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier. Previously, Sean collaborated with Eliza Hittman on It Felt Like Love, which screened at Sundance, Rotterdam, London, Germany and in Milan where it was nominated for best cinematography. The film won Best Narrative in Memphis, the “Best of Fest” award in Nashville, and multiple other awards internationally. In 2012 Sean photographed Megan Griffiths' Eden, which took Audience Awards at SXSW, San Diego and Milan. Eden stars Jamie Chung, Matt O’Leary and Beau Bridges. Innovative Artists reps Sean's feature and commercial work.

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a LILA 9TH production in association with AD HOMINEM ENTERPRISES a ZELLNER BROS film
RINKO KIKUCHI “KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER”
director of photography SEAN PORTER music by THE OCTOPUS PROJECT
executive producers ALEXANDER PAYNE JIM TAYLOR RINKO KIKUCHI
produced by NATHAN ZELLNER CAMERON LAMB CHRIS OHLSON ANDREW BANKS JIM BURKE
written by DAVID ZELLNER and NATHAN ZELLNER directed by DAVID ZELLNER