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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Sofia Coppola (written by)
Release Date:
3 October 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Everyone wants to be found. more
Plot:
A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond. full summary | add synopsis
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Japan
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Hotel
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 70 wins
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59 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(213 articles)
Decade: Sofia Coppola on “Lost in Translation”
(From indieWIRE - People. 14 December 2009, 11:34 AM, PST)
Decade: Sofia Coppola on “Lost in Translation”
(From indieWIRE. 14 December 2009, 11:34 AM, PST)
(From indieWIRE - People. 14 December 2009, 11:34 AM, PST)
Decade: Sofia Coppola on “Lost in Translation”
(From indieWIRE. 14 December 2009, 11:34 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Lingers for days- sucks you in.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Charlotte | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Bob Harris | |
| Akiko Takeshita | ... | Ms. Kawasaki | |
| Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe | ... | Press Agent | |
| Kazuko Shibata | ... | Press Agent | |
| Take | ... | Press Agent | |
| Ryuichiro Baba | ... | Concierge | |
| Akira Yamaguchi | ... | Bellboy | |
| Catherine Lambert | ... | Jazz Singer | |
| François du Bois | ... | Sausalito Piano (as Francois du Bois) | |
| Tim Leffman | ... | Sausalito Guitar | |
| Gregory Pekar | ... | American Businessman #1 | |
| Richard Allen | ... | American Businessman #2 | |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ... | John | |
| Diamond Yukai | ... | Commercial Director (as Yutaka Tadokoro) |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexual content.
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Runtime:
102 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Indonesia:Dewasa |
Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Malaysia:18PL (re-rating) |
Malaysia:(Banned) (uncut version) |
Iceland:L |
Hungary:14 |
Greece:K |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A (Alberta) |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:6 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:AL |
New Zealand:PG |
Norway:A |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:Btl |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)
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Trivia:
The TV camera used in the scene where Bob appears on the Japanese show is an Ikegami HK-388W with a Fujinon Ah24x lens, mounted on a Vinten Vector 700 pan and tilt head - typical studio equipment.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Charlotte is in the amusement arcade, she watches a boy playing an electric guitar game and smoking a cigarette. When the boy is facing the camera the cigarette is on the right-hand side of this mouth. It is on the left-hand side when the reverse angle is shown.
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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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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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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Alone in Kyoto
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FAQ
What did Bob whisper into Charlotte's ear?What temples and shrines does Charlotte go to?
Which hotel was it shot in? and which room?
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Few movies make you THINK long after they end. That's OK. Movies are supposed to entertain and most do so without requiring even one ounce of thought. It's sad that maybe some of you out there prefer movies- and life- that way. Thankfully this movie is all about thinking and feeling. This is not a chick flick. It's a human experience flick.
This film examines and lays bare the intricacies of love, life and loneliness; the claustrophobia, insomnia and disorientation of traveling to a foreign country. The loneliness that creeps in after life's normality starts to wear thin. The spark of promise that meeting someone new brings. This is what life is about and what this film so flawlessly portrays.
How many of you can relate to and have actually been that guy/girl on business, in the hotel in some foreign city, happily married yet feeling alone and beaten by life's banality? How many of us have been tempted in that very situation, to stray from the confines of moral adherence for the lure of a forbidden, if fleeting, joy? How many have felt that tingle- that spark- when a stranger smiles and you think, "you know, in another life..."? Change the time, place and all of us have been there whether we admit it or not. Maybe single people don't get this movie; maybe it's for those of us who have walked down that aisle and are wiser to the realities of life.
The characters here are true. Their dialog is true. The setting is true. It's all tirelessly fascinating because we can all relate to it and it involves us in a way that most movies do not. We find ourselves drawn to every moment these two experience together and apart. We are intrigued by the glances, nuances and words they share.
Johanssen is brilliant and beautiful as the lonely, young wife questioning her marriage. Her beauty is classic, not necessarily sexual, though she is obviously alluring in this role. Her bee-stung lips, perfect body and haunting eyes may have something to do with that. Still she's more sophisticated beauty than mindless hottie, even at 19. This is a role tailor-made for her. It could never have been Reese Witherspoon or Jessica Alba or - God forbid- Jessica Simpson, or anybody else in that realm.
Murray is simply at his best. He does "exasperated, middle-aged and depressed" better than most, with his receding hairline and frumpy body. You really believe that these two could connect in a physical and emotional way, as remote as that may seem on the surface. What other 50-something could ever be believed to be appealing to a young woman as pretty as Charlotte? That's a tough chemistry to fake and I can't think of a more perfect pair. What drives them to this attraction is what's intriguing to watch.
Go see this. Turn off your "Major Blockbuster-Tom Cruise-Action-Pop Culture Catch Phrase-Big Star" mind and tune in with a more searching self. Watch this with your soul and heart, not your eyes. If you look deeper than the surface you'll find yourself moved by the whole experience. Yes, it's THAT good.