Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 18, 2003

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.

Lost in Translation

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 18, 2003

Lost in Translation
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers American Zoetrope, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Focus Features, Elemental Films
Original title Lost in Translation
Directors Motonobu Kato, Takahide Kawakami, Yasukazu Sugiyama, Eva Z. Cabrera, Shu Fujimoto, Sofia Coppola
Writers Sofia Coppola

Cast

Bill Murray

as Bob Harris

Scarlett Johansson

as Charlotte

Giovanni Ribisi

as John

Anna Faris

as Kelly

Akiko Takeshita

as Ms. Kawasaki

Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe

as Press Agent

Kazuko Shibata

as Press Agent

Take

as Press Agent

Ryuichiro Baba

as Concierge

Akira Yamaguchi

as Bellboy

Catherine Lambert

as Jazz Singer

François du Bois

as Sausalito Piano

Tim Leffman

as Sausalito Guitar

Gregory Pekar

as American Businessman #1

Richard Allen

as American Businessman #2

Diamond Yukai

as Commercial Director

Jun Maki

as Suntory Client

Nao Asuka

as Premium Fantasy Woman

Tetsuro Nakagawa

as Stills Photographer

Kanako Nakazato

as Make-Up Person

Fumihiro Hayashi

as Charlie Brown

Hiroko Kawasaki

as Hiroko

Daikon

as Bambie

Asuka Shimuzu

as Kelly's Translator

Ikuko Takahashi

as Ikebana Instructor

Koichi Tanaka

as Bartender, NY Bar

Hugo Codaro

as Aerobics Instructor

Akiko Monô

as P Chan

Akimitsu Naruyama

as French Japanese Nightclub Patron

Hiroshi Kawashima

as Bartender, Nightclub

Hiromi Toshikawa

as Hiromix

Nao Kitman

as Nao

Akira

as Hans

Yasuhiko Hattori

as Charlie's Friend

Shigekazu Aida

as Mr. Valentine

Kazuo Yamada

as Hospital Receptionist

Akira Motomura

as Old Man

Osamu Shigematu

as Doctor

Takashi Fujii

as TV Host

Kei Takyo

as TV Translator

Ryo Kondo

as Politician

Yumi Ikeda

as Politician's Aide

Yumika Saki

as Politician's Aide

Yuji Okabe

as Politician's Aide

Dietrich Bollmann

as German Hotel Guest

Georg O.P. Eschert

as German Hotel Guest

Mark Willms

as Carl West

Lisle Wilkerson

as Sexy Businesswoman

Nancy Steiner

as Lydia Harris (voice) (uncredited)