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Lost in Translation (2003)

R  104 min  -  Drama   -  3 October 2003 (USA)
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A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond.

Director:

Sofia Coppola

Writer:

Sofia Coppola
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Lost in Translation -- A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond. Lost in Translation -- Clip: You are my favorite photographer Lost in Translation -- A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scarlett Johansson ...
Bill Murray ...
Akiko Takeshita Akiko Takeshita ...
Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe ...
Press Agent
Kazuko Shibata Kazuko Shibata ...
Press Agent
Take Take ...
Press Agent
Ryuichiro Baba Ryuichiro Baba ...
Concierge
Akira Yamaguchi Akira Yamaguchi ...
Bellboy
Catherine Lambert ...
Jazz Singer
François du Bois ...
Sausalito Piano (as Francois du Bois)
Tim Leffman Tim Leffman ...
Sausalito Guitar
Gregory Pekar ...
American Businessman #1
Richard Allen Richard Allen ...
American Businessman #2
Giovanni Ribisi ...
Diamond Yukai Diamond Yukai ...
Commercial Director (as Yutaka Tadokoro)
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Storyline

Bob Harris is an American film actor, far past his prime. He visits Tokyo to appear in commercials, and he meets Charlotte, the young wife of a visiting photographer. Bored and weary, Bob and Charlotte make ideal if improbable traveling companions. Charlotte is looking for "her place in life," and Bob is tolerating a mediocre stateside marriage. Both separately and together, they live the experience of the American in Tokyo. Bob and Charlotte suffer both confusion and hilarity due to the cultural and language differences between themselves and the Japanese. As the relationship between Bob and Charlotte deepens, they come to the realization that their visits to Japan, and one another, must soon end. Or must they? Written by veloc <velo_00@yahoo.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Meet | Commercial | Japan | Marriage  | See more »

Taglines:

Sometimes you have to go halfway around the world to come full circle See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese | German | French

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Perdidos en Tokio See more »

Filming Locations:

Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$167,255 (Poland) (22 February 2003) (35 Screens)

Gross:

$44,566,004 (USA) (21 March 2004)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The dish that Bill Murray's character complains about saying who goes to a restaurant where you have to cook your own food is called Shabu Shabu. It is very thinly sliced raw meat along with various vegetables that the consumer dips in boiling broth. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Bob and Charlotte come out of the arcade, their friend Charlie Brown calls them so they can get in a car. As they are getting in the car we see a man running down the street. In the next shot, he is gone. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ms. Kawasaki: Welcome to Tokyo.
Bob: Thank you very much.
Ms. Kawasaki: My name is Kawasaki. Nice to meet you.
Bob: I've heard of you. Thank you.
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Crazy Credits

Thanks to Mom and Dad, Roman, Spike, Steph, Kun, Zoe and Xan, Robert and
Stacey, Staff of Park Hyatt Tokyo.... See more »

Connections

Features La Dolce Vita (1960) See more »

Soundtracks

"Brass in Pocket"
(1980)
Written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott
Performed by Scarlett Johansson (as Scarlett T. Johansson) See more »