article_snippet.sent: This was all confirmed by a police officer from the small town of Detroit Lakes, who said a police officer had spoken to the 28-year-old shortly after Takako Konishi turned up.
article_snippet.sent: Paul Berczeller, a New Yorker based in London who in 2003 released his own documentary about Takako, This is a True Story, travelled to the area in the midwest region of the US to find out what really happened.
article_snippet.sent: Berczeller's breakthrough came when Takako met Officer Heliman of the Detroit Lakes Police Department, who'd spoken with Konishi for four hours before Takako death.
article_snippet.sent: Officer Heliman actually spoke with the real Takako before the real Takako died .
article_snippet.sent: In Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, the 28-year-old meets up with local cops just as Takako did in real life .
article_snippet.sent: Berczeller traced Takako home address to the Shinjuku district of Tokyo using police records and managed to speak to Takako landlady.
article_snippet.sent: Berczeller said: 'Takako came to Tokyo from the country.