A Japanese Woman Died Looking for the “Fargo” Money
“Fargo” isn’t a true story. It’s easy to make that mistake though, when the opening credits say “This is a true story.” So when Takako Knoishi lost her job in Tokyo, she booked a holiday to Minnesota, downed two bottles of champagne, and decided to take her own life in a snowdrift. The press thought that her death was just too Coen-esque not to be related to the film, even though she left a suicide note in her hotel.