Movie tells the incredible story of Steve Buscemi 's , found frozen to death . Body was found in Detroit Lakes , 50 miles from Fargo , in November 2001 . Policeman she met thought she had been searching for suitcase of cash . Takako Konishi crook buried one in the snow in 1996 Coen brothers film . Rumour spread that Takako , 28 , had tragically taken the tall tale to be true . Kumiko , the Treasure Hunter tells story of this amazing version of events .
Movie tells the incredible story of Takako Konishi , found frozen to death . Body was found in Detroit Lakes , 50 miles from Fargo , in November 2001 . Policeman she met thought she had been searching for suitcase of cash . Steve Buscemi 's crook buried one in the snow in 1996 Coen brothers film . Rumour spread that Takako , 28 , had tragically taken the tall tale to be true . Kumiko , the Treasure Hunter tells story of this amazing version of events .