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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   121,807 votes
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Director:
Sofia Coppola
Writer (WGA):
Sofia Coppola (written by)
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Release Date:
3 October 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 70 wins & 59 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(216 articles)
Review: ‘Up In The Air’
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Review: Mammoth
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User Comments:
Sometimes the simplest stories make the best films more (1712 total)

Cast

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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)
Jun Maki ... Suntory Client
Nao Asuka ... Premium Fantasy Woman
Tetsuro Naka ... Stills Photographer
Kanako Nakazato ... Make-Up Person
Fumihiro Hayashi ... Charlie
Hiroko Kawasaki ... Hiroko
Daikon ... Bambie

Anna Faris ... Kelly
Asuka Shimuzu ... Kelly's Translator
Ikuko Takahashi ... Ikebana Instructor
Koichi Tanaka ... Bartender, NY Bar
Hugo Codaro ... Aerobics Instructor
Akiko Monou ... P Chan
Akimitsu Naruyama ... French Japanese Nightclub Patron
Hiroshi Kawashima ... Bartender, Nightclub
Hiromi Toshikawa ... Hiromix (as Hiromix)
Nobuhiko Kitamura ... Nobu
Nao Kitman ... Nao
Akira ... Hans
Kunichi Nomura ... Kun
Yasuhiko Hattori ... Charlie's Friend
Shigekazu Aida ... Mr. Valentine
Kazuo Yamada ... Hospital Receptionist
Akira Motomura ... Old Man
Osamu Shigematu ... Doctor
Takashi Fujii ... TV Host (as Mathew Minami)

Kei Takyo ... TV Translator
Ryo Kondo ... Politician
Yumi Ikeda ... Politician's Aide
Yumika Saki ... Politician's Aide
Yuji Okabe ... Politician's Aide
Dietrich Bollmann ... German Hotel Guest

Georg O.P. Eschert ... German Hotel Guest
Mark Willms ... Carl West
Lisle Wilkerson ... Sexy Businesswoman
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Nancy Steiner ... Lydia Harris (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Sofia Coppola 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Sofia Coppola (written by)

Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola .... executive producer
Sofia Coppola .... producer
Mitch Glazer .... associate producer
Callum Greene .... line producer
Kiyoshi Inoue .... line producer: Japan
Ross Katz .... producer
Fred Roos .... executive producer
Stephen Schible .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Kevin Shields 
 
Cinematography by
Lance Acord (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Sarah Flack 
 
Production Design by
K.K. Barrett 
Anne Ross 
 
Art Direction by
Mayumi Tomita 
Rika Nakanishi (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Towako Kuwajima 
Tomomi Nishio 
 
Costume Design by
Nancy Steiner 
 
Makeup Department
Akemi .... hair stylist
Akemi .... makeup artist
Fukushi Kawata .... assistant hair/makeup
Morag Ross .... key hair stylist
Morag Ross .... key makeup artist
Yoko Sato .... assistant hair/makeup
 
Production Management
Anthony Katagas .... production supervisor (as Anthony G. Katagas)
Keizo Shukuzaki .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roman Coppola .... additional director: additional Japan unit
Shu Fujimoto .... second second assistant director
Hiroya Igawa .... chief assistant director
Motonobu Kato .... second second assistant director
Takahide Kawakami .... first assistant director
Taiichi Sugiyama .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Chie Che .... assistant property master
Tomiko Ishiyama .... assistant set decorator
Takahiro Kikuchi .... additional assistant set decorator
Momoko Nakamura .... assistant art director
Rika Nakanishi .... art department coordinator
Hitomi Nimura .... assistant set decorator
Ryo Nobuka .... additional assistant set decorator
Keisuke Sakurai .... property master
Ryo Sugimoto .... assistant art director
Toru Takahashi .... leadman
Michelle Tomaszewski .... assistant designer
 
Sound Department
Dawn Angel .... mix facility support
Richard Beggs .... sound designer
Richard Beggs .... sound re-recording mixer
George Berndt .... additional adr editor
David A. Cohen .... adr editor (as David Cohen)
David A. Cohen .... dialogue editor (as David Cohen)
Ethan Derner .... mix facility support
Matthew Hartman .... sound intern
Glenn Kasprzycki .... sound recordist
Michael Kirchberger .... supervising sound editor
Robert Knox .... re-recording supervisor
Drew Kunin .... production sound mixer
James Levine .... mix facility coordinator
Everett Moore .... assistant sound editor
Marnie Moore .... foley artist
Jory K. Prum .... foley recordist
Brian Sarvis .... re-recording engineer
Julia Shirar .... sound effects editor
Kira Smith .... boom operator
Kent Sparling .... sound re-recording mixer
Daniel Sperry .... sound engineer: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
Howard Stein .... mix facilities management: American Zoetrope
William Storkson .... foley supervisor
Deborah Wallach .... additional adr editor
Gene Radzik .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Travis Dutch .... scanning and recording (uncredited)
Robert Rowles .... video I/O (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Hirofumi Nakase .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lance Acord .... camera operator
Yoshio Ishikawa .... first best boy electrician
Takuro Ishizaka .... second assistant camera
Anne Joyce .... camera operator: karaoke (as Anne Rice)
Takeshi Kagami .... electrician
Michiaki Kamochi .... second best boy electric
Akira Kanno .... best boy grip
Yasushi Miyata .... additional second assistant camera
Takuji Murata .... camera loader
Masayuki Nishimura .... electrician
Yoshio Sato .... still photographer
Satoshi Tsuyuki .... key grip
Nobuko Uranishi .... additional first assistant camera
Yuji Wada .... gaffer
Mark Williams .... first assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Daiki Chiba .... casting assistant
Stephanie Hayman .... additional casting: Japan
Ryôichi Kondô .... casting: Japan (as Ryoichi Kondo)
Hiroto Nakagaki .... casting assistant
Miwa Sakaguchi .... casting production assistant
Hauko Sone .... casting assistant
Akira Yamaguchi .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Louise Brown .... wardrobe supervisor (as Anita Brown)
Noriko Hattori .... wardrobe supervisor: Kyoto
Masae Sakurai .... set costumer
Haruka Takahashi .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Kim Aubry .... post-production: American Zoetrope
Susan Finch .... additional assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson .... color timer
Jamie Kirkpatrick .... assistant editor
Jennifer Letterman .... editing facilities: Red Car Post
Yuji Oshige .... video editor: karaoke
Howard Shur .... clip editor: TV
Heidi Zellner .... negative matcher: West Coast Editorial
Jen Choi .... editorial intern (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Richard Beggs .... music editor
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. .... composer: additional music
Jill Meyers .... music clearances
Brian Reitzell .... composer: additional music
Brian Reitzell .... music producer
Brian Reitzell .... music supervisor
William Storkson .... composer: additional music
 
Transportation Department
Akira Ebata .... driver
Eiji Fujii .... driver
Kiyotaka Inagaki .... driver
Sakae Kaminaka .... driver
Osamu Sasaki .... additional driver
Tomoo Senuma .... driver
Yuki Shimizu .... additional driver
Minoru Tsuruno .... driver
 
Other crew
Hitoshi Abe .... office production assistant
Tony Adrid .... shipping: JASA Logistics
Mikiko Anzai .... location coordinator
Ashley Bearden .... product placement coordinator
Susan H. Bodine .... legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein
Eva Z. Cabrera .... script supervisor
Andrea F. Cannistraci .... legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein (as Andrea Cannistraci)
Shari Chertok .... researcher
Alison Cohen .... legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein
Blake Crawford .... stand-in: Mr. Murray
Maureen Duffy .... completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Anita Ekberg .... film clip: "La Dolce vita" courtesy of (as Ms. Anita Ekberg)
Jonathan Ferrantelli .... assistant: Ross Katz
John B. Finn .... production accountant: USA (as John Finn)
Hirohito Gotou .... bilingual assistant
Hiroshi Harada .... key set production assistant
George T. Hayum .... legal services: Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer
Susan Hebert .... assistant: Sofia Coppola
Koji Hirano .... set production assistant
Ai Ichiki .... assistant production office coordinator
Sayuri Kanamori .... assistant: Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Faris
Takuya Kaneko .... assistant location manager
Hiroko Kawasaki .... production consultant
Masashi Kitasato .... film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of
Brian Kobo .... bilingual coordinator
Tomoko Kojima .... assistant: Natsuko Nezu
Kiyoshi Kurokawa .... location manager: Kyoto
Masako Matsumura .... assistant production office coordinator
Ross Miller .... insurance: Dennis Reiff & Associates
Eriko Miyagawa .... bilingual assistant
Taro Miyake .... office production assistant
Atsushi Naito .... production attorney: Japan (as Atsushi Naito Esq.)
Katumi Nakane .... bilingual assistant
Natsuko Nezu .... production accountant: Japan
Kimiko Onishi .... script translator
Angela Panetta .... stand-in: Ms. Johansson
Bennett Pozil .... production financing: Natexis Banques Populaires
Dennis Reiff .... insurance: Dennis Reiff & Associates
Yumiko Sekiguchi .... bilingual assistant
Tomohiko Seki .... set production assistant
Tsutomu Shimada .... film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of
Kazuko Shingyoku .... production office coordinator
Keizo Shukuzaki .... key location manager
Naoki Takagi .... assistant: Scarlett Johansson
Yoko Takeuchi .... bilingual assistant
Koichi Tanaka .... assistant: Bill Murray
Kumi Tanaka .... assistant: Bill Murray
Greg Trattner .... completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Barry Tyerman .... legal services: Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer (as Barry W. Tyerman)
Maremi Watanabe .... office production assistant
Kurt Woolner .... completion bond: Film Finances Inc.
Masahiro Yoshikawa .... production coordinator
Alison S. Cohen .... production counsel (uncredited)
Shannon Lail .... production executive: Zoetrope (uncredited)
Joey Cruz Manalang .... liaison (uncredited)
Kara Mazzola .... assistant: Fred Roos (uncredited)
Tony Muro .... publicist (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Rima Acord .... thanks
Wes Anderson .... thanks
Eleanor Coppola .... thanks (as Mom)
Francis Ford Coppola .... thanks (as Dad)
Roman Coppola .... thanks (as Roman)
Joe Dapello .... thanks
Takashi Fujii .... thanks (as Mathew Minami)
Hiroshi Fujiwara .... thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Aya Furuse .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Janet Grillo .... thanks
Josh Hartnett .... thanks
Susan Hebert .... thanks
Hiroko .... thanks
Yosuke Imataki .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Spike Jonze .... thanks (as Spike)
Hidesuke Kataoka .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Tadahito Kawada .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Anton Kawasaki .... thanks
Nobuhiko Kitamura .... thanks
Kozo Komurasaki .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Hiroshi Kunimasa .... thanks
Helmut Lang .... thanks
Pat Lucas .... thanks
John Lydon .... thanks
Kelly Lynch .... thanks
Tatsuya Matsui .... thanks
Shinichi Matsumoto .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Lorne Michaels .... thanks
Peter Miles .... thanks
Damon Murray .... thanks
Masatoshi Nagase .... thanks
Christopher Neil .... thanks (as Chris Neil)
Shinji Nishigaki .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Hiroaki Nishimura .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Nobuaki Okaji .... thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Akihiro Okamoto .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV (as Akihiko Okamoto)
Akira Okano .... thanks
Keanu Reeves .... thanks
Brad Rosenberger .... thanks
David O. Russell .... thanks (as David Russell)
Yuji Sadai .... thanks
Toshihide Saito .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Greta Seacat .... thanks (as Gretta Seacat)
Tomoaki Shiono .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Eddie Simon .... thanks
Paul Simon .... thanks
Stephen Sorrell .... thanks
Erwin Stoff .... thanks
Anna Sui .... thanks
Jack Sullivan .... thanks
Masaki Takahashi .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Toshinari Takahashi .... thanks
Jean Touitou .... thanks
Tsukasa .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Yukio Tsutsumimoto .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Jessica Tuchinsky .... thanks
Bart Walker .... thanks
Kate Waters .... thanks
Takao Yamamoto .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
Takuo Yasuda .... thanks
Tetsurou Yoshida .... thanks
Minako Yoshii .... thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Perdidos en Tokio (Argentina) (Panama) (Peru) [es]
Avoodim B'Tokyo (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Bir konusabilse... (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Elveszett jelentés (Hungary) [hu]
Encontros E Desencontros (Brazil) [pt]
Hamenoi sti metafrasi (Greece) [el]
Lost in Translation (Finland) [fi]
Lost in Translation (France) [fr]
Lost in Translation (Spain) [es]
Lost in Translation - L'amore tradotto (Italy) [it]
Lost in Translation - Zwischen den Welten (Germany) [de]
Miedzy slowami (Poland) [pl]
O Amor É um Lugar Estranho (Portugal) [pt]
Stratené v preklade (Slovakia) [sk]
Tõlkes kaduma läinud (Estonia) [et]
Targmanshi dakargulni (Georgia) [ka]
Traduction infidèle (Canada: French title) [fr]
Trudnosti perevoda (Russia) [ru]
Ztraceno v prekladu (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexual content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English | Japanese | German | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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)
Filming Locations:
Heian Shrine, Kyoto, Japan more
Company:
Focus Features more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Some dialogue was improvised, including Bill Murray's lines in the photo shoot and his conversation with Scarlett Johansson about his Shiatsu massage. more
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. 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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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Best! Movies! Ever!: Goodbyes (#1.18)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
You Stepped Out of a Dream more

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138 out of 203 people found the following comment useful.
Sometimes the simplest stories make the best films, 11 March 2005
8/10
Author: Greg Benson (whitefalcon79) from Sandusky, Ohio

I went through an array of emotions and expressions watching this film; most of them centred around how bizarre I thought it was, yet it was like a good book I simply couldn't put down even if the film itself lived up to its title at times.

This is by far the best work Bill Murray has done, and it will be a pleasant surprise for many to see him find a new (to me, anyway) side to his ability as an actor. He captures the role with such precision that you don't realise this is the same guy who, dare I even mention it in the same breath, provided the voice of Garfield last year. You see a few traces of his characteristic smugness every once in a while, but by and large the Bill Murray you see is a lot more serious... and seriously damned good.

It's such a simple story... unhappy married man meets unhappy married woman in a place neither of them are familiar with, and suddenly realise that they're all the other has got at least for the time being. In an age where Hollywood is trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to scare and shock us with something new at every turn, Sofia Coppola takes what should be the premise for a typical chick flick and turns it into something that anyone who has ever experienced an emotion of any description can watch and appreciate.

A brilliant film in any language.

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