Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

2003 · 102 min · EN · R · 7.4 (8,108 votes)
Dir. Sofia Coppola · Starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Akiko Takeshita, Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe · Music Kevin Shields

Everyone wants to be found.

DramaComedyRomance

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

VIBE

A quiet, melancholic drift through the neon-drenched alienation of Tokyo, finding unexpected tenderness in shared solitude. It feels like a whispered secret, a fleeting connection that resonates with wistful longing and the quiet beauty of two souls finding solace amidst the noise of the world.

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hotel roomadulteryjapanunsociabilityupper classpop starage differencephotographercommercialkaraokehomesicknessculture clashjet lagmidlife crisislonelinesstokyo, japanolder man younger woman relationshipunlikely friendship
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