Lost in Translation (2003)

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Directed by

Sofia Coppola

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Scarlett Johansson
Charlotte

Bill Murray
Bob Harris

Akiko Takeshita
Ms. Kawasaki

Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe
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Kazuko Shibata
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Ryuichiro Baba
Concierge

Akira Yamaguchi
Bellboy

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More than words.

16 years, 3 months ago at Sep 4 0:10

Lexi

5 votes

''I just don't know what I'm supposed to be.''

''You'll figure that out. The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you. ''

A movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected newlywed meet up as strangers in Tokyo, Japan and form an unlikely bond.

Scarlett Johansson: Charlotte

Bill Murray: Bob H... read more

Absolutely beautiful film!

14 years, 12 months ago at Dec 9 12:46

SJMJ91

5 votes

Lost In Translation is a beautiful masterpiece that I just was gripped with from start to finish. It is a masterpiece that will always have a place in my heart because of its deeply inspiring story and beautiful filmmaking. Lost In Translation is a beautiful story of friendship and it is definitely one of the best films based on that. I loved every single thing about this film. It is just so good ... read more

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12 years, 6 months ago at May 19 14:32

MithilVBhoras

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Bob Harris (Bill Murphy) is an American actor who comes to Japan to appear in a Japanese Whiskey Commercial. During his free hours, I mean lots of free hours, he meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) whose husband is a professional photographer and always seems to be busy at his work. The duo develop a unique friendship which suddenly begins to sparkle into something else given the condition of the... read more

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Bob Harris and Charlotte are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband. Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities.

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Tags: Drama (81), Romance (58), Comedy (43), Japan (42), 2003 (33), Tokyo (30), 2000s (29), Friendship (22), Hotel (16), (15), Isolation (14), Karaoke (13), Loneliness (12), Soulsearch (10), Indie (9), Advertising (8), Alienation (8), Oriental (7), Actor (7), Sweet (6)

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“I had been well aware of this film's reputation as a masterpiece for some time, and when I finally saw it I was so glad I did. I have seen it three times now, it improves each time. Lost in Translation is a brilliant film, but also a film you need to see more than once to appreciate it.

Lost in Translation for example is a brilliantly written film. The script is wonderful, with a healthy balance of energetic humour and bittersweet soul-searching. The story, driven by its characters, is slowly-paced but purposefully so, any faster it would have detracted from any magic and poignancy and also would have made the title irrelevant. And I love the ambiguous but very meaningful ending. Lost in Translation manages to be both sad and funny, but it is also in its tone a magical and irresi” read more