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Lost in Translation

Everyone wants to be found.

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.

1h 42m2003RTMDb 7.4

DramaComedyRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Sofia CoppolaSofia CoppolaDirectorBill MurrayBill MurrayBob HarrisScarlett JohanssonScarlett JohanssonCharlotteGiovanni RibisiGiovanni RibisiJohnAnna FarisAnna FarisKellyAkiko TakeshitaAkiko TakeshitaMs. KawasakiKazuyoshi MinamimagoeKazuyoshi MinamimagoePress Agent
Kazuko ShibataPress Agent
TakePress Agent
Ryuichiro BabaConcierge
Akira YamaguchiBellboyCatherine LambertCatherine LambertJazz SingerFrançois du BoisFrançois du BoisSausalito Piano
Tim LeffmanSausalito GuitarGregory PekarGregory PekarAmerican Businessman #1
Richard AllenAmerican Businessman #2Diamond YukaiDiamond YukaiCommercial Director
Jun MakiSuntory ClientNao AsukaNao AsukaPremium Fantasy Woman
Tetsuro NakagawaStills Photographer
Kanako NakazatoMakeup Person
Fumihiro HayashiCharlie
Hiroko KawasakiHiroko
DaikonBambie
Asuka ShimuzuKelly's Translator
Ikuko TakahashiIkebana Instructor
Koichi TanakaBartender (NY Bar)
Hugo CodaroAerobics InstructorAkiko MonouAkiko MonouP Chan
Akimitsu NaruyamaFrench Japanese Club Patron
Hiroshi KawashimaBartender (Nightclub)

Storyline

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.

  • American Zoetrope
  • Elemental Films

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 September 2003
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.4 / 10 (8,377 votes)

Production

Director
Sofia Coppola
Writers
Sofia Coppola
Studios
American Zoetrope, Elemental Films
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$119.7M
Profit
$115.7M
Return
29.9×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Japanese, English