Lost in Translation (2003)
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- R
- 1h 42min
- Comedy, Drama
- 03 Oct 2003 (USA)
- Movie
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
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Writer:
Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 96 wins & 133 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Scarlett Johansson | ... |
Charlotte
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| Bill Murray | ... |
Bob Harris
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Akiko Takeshita | ... |
Ms. Kawasaki
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Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe | ... |
Press Agent
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Kazuko Shibata | ... |
Press Agent
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Take | ... |
Press Agent
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Ryuichiro Baba | ... |
Concierge
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Akira Yamaguchi | ... |
Bellboy
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| Catherine Lambert | ... |
Jazz Singer
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| François du Bois | ... |
Sausalito Piano
(as Francois du Bois)
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Tim Leffman | ... |
Sausalito Guitar
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| Gregory Pekar | ... |
American Businessman #1
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Richard Allen | ... |
American Businessman #2
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| Giovanni Ribisi | ... |
John
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Diamond Yukai | ... |
Commercial Director
(as Yutaka Tadokoro)
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Jun Maki | ... |
Suntory Client
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Nao Asuka | ... |
Premium Fantasy Woman
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Tetsuro Naka | ... |
Stills Photographer
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Kanako Nakazato | ... |
Make-Up Person
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Fumihiro Hayashi | ... |
Charlie
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Hiroko Kawasaki | ... |
Hiroko
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Daikon | ... |
Bambie
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| Anna Faris | ... |
Kelly
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Asuka Shimuzu | ... |
Kelly's Translator
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Ikuko Takahashi | ... |
Ikebana Instructor
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Koichi Tanaka | ... |
Bartender, NY Bar
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Hugo Codaro | ... |
Aerobics Instructor
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Akiko Monô | ... |
P Chan
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Akimitsu Naruyama | ... |
French Japanese Nightclub Patron
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Hiroshi Kawashima | ... |
Bartender, Nightclub
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Hiromi Toshikawa | ... |
Hiromix
(as Hiromix)
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Nobuhiko Kitamura | ... |
Nobu
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Nao Kitman | ... |
Nao
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Akira | ... |
Hans
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Kunichi Nomura | ... |
Kun
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Yasuhiko Hattori | ... |
Charlie's Friend
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Shigekazu Aida | ... |
Mr. Valentine
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Kazuo Yamada | ... |
Hospital Receptionist
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Akira Motomura | ... |
Old Man
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Osamu Shigematu | ... |
Doctor
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| Takashi Fujii | ... |
TV Host
(as Mathew Minami)
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Kei Takyo | ... |
TV Translator
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Ryo Kondo | ... |
Politician
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Yumi Ikeda | ... |
Politician's Aide
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Yumika Saki | ... |
Politician's Aide
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Yuji Okabe | ... |
Politician's Aide
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Dietrich Bollmann | ... |
German Hotel Guest
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| Georg O.P. Eschert | ... |
German Hotel Guest
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| Mark Willms | ... |
Carl West
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| Lisle Wilkerson | ... |
Sexy Businesswoman
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| Sam Arnold | ... |
Businessman (Steve) (uncredited)
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| Nancy Steiner | ... |
Lydia Harris (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Sofia Coppola | ||
Written by
| 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 Nomura Schible | ... | co-producer (as Stephen Schible) |
Music by
| Kevin Shields | ||
Cinematography by
| Lance Acord | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sarah Flack | ||
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 |
| Yûji Ohshige | ... | video editor: karaoke (as Yuji Oshige) |
| Howard Shur | ... | clip editor: TV |
| Heidi Zellner | ... | negative matcher: West Coast Editorial |
| Jen Choi | ... | editorial intern (uncredited) |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | ... | home video colorist (uncredited) |
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 / makeup artist |
| Fukushi Kawata | ... | assistant hair / assistant makeup |
| Morag Ross | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Yoko Sato | ... | assistant hair / assistant makeup |
Production Management
| Anthony Katagas | ... | production supervisor (as Anthony G. Katagas) |
| Keizô Shukuzaki | ... | unit manager (as Keizo Shukuzaki) |
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 |
| Yasukazu Sugiyama | ... | second assistant director (as Taiichi Sugiyama) |
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 | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| George Berndt | ... | additional adr editor |
| David A. Cohen | ... | adr editor (as David Cohen) / dialogue editor |
| 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 | ... | 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 |
| Takurô Ishizaka | ... | second assistant camera (as Takuro Ishizaka) |
| 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 |
Location Management
| Mikiko Anzai | ... | location coordinator |
| Takuya Kaneko | ... | assistant location manager |
| Kiyoshi Kurokawa | ... | location manager: Kyoto |
| Keizô Shukuzaki | ... | key location manager (as Keizo Shukuzaki) |
Music Department
| Richard Beggs | ... | music editor |
| Roger Joseph Manning Jr. | ... | composer: additional music |
| Jill Meyers | ... | music clearances |
| Brian Reitzell | ... | composer: additional music / music producer / music supervisor |
| William Storkson | ... | composer: additional music |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Simon Hanson | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Eva Z. Cabrera | ... | script supervisor |
| Kimiko Onishi | ... | script translator |
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 |
Additional Crew
| Hitoshi Abe | ... | office production assistant |
| Tony Adrid | ... | shipping: JASA Logistics |
| Ashley Bearden | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Susan H. Bodine | ... | legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz and Weinstein |
| 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 (as Alison S. Cohen) |
| 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 |
| Hiroko Kawasaki | ... | production consultant |
| Masashi Kitasato | ... | film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of |
| Brian Kobo | ... | bilingual coordinator |
| Tomoko Kojima | ... | assistant: Natsuko Nezu |
| Paula P. Manzanedo | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. (as Paula Manzanedo-Schmit) |
| 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 |
| Angela Panetta | ... | stand-in: Ms. Johansson |
| Bennett Pozil | ... | production financing: Natexis Banques Populaires |
| Dennis Reiff | ... | insurance: Dennis Reiff & Associates |
| Tomohiko Seki | ... | set production assistant |
| Yumiko Sekiguchi | ... | bilingual assistant |
| Tsutomu Shimada | ... | film clip: Chillsphere 001 Flow courtesy of |
| Kazuko Shingyoku | ... | production office coordinator |
| 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 Cohen | ... | production counsel (uncredited) |
| Alex Cox | ... | film clip: "Shiritsutantei Hama Mike: Episode 11" courtesy of (uncredited) / shiritsutantei hama mike: episode 11 directed by (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 |
| Yôsuke Imataki | ... | thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV (as Yosuke Imataki) |
| 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 |
| Shin'ichi 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 |
| Akihiko Okamoto | ... | thanks: Mathew's Best Hit TV |
| Akira Okano | ... | thanks |
| Keanu Reeves | ... | thanks |
| Brad Rosenberger | ... | thanks |
| David O. Russell | ... | thanks (as David Russell) |
| Yûji Sadai | ... | thanks |
| Toshihide Saitô | ... | 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 |
Production Companies
- Focus Features (presents)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (in association with)
- American Zoetrope
- Elemental Films
Distributors
- Focus Features (2003) (United States) (theatrical)
- GEM Entertainment (2003) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Mikado Film (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Momentum Pictures (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Pathe UK (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (theatrical) (VHS)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- WEG Entertainment (2004) (India) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Film4 (2006) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Highlight Film (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Highlight Film (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Peacock (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- SPI International (2004) (Poland)
- Sandrews (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD) (HD DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Spain (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- A Bathing Ape (wardrobe)
- APC (thanks)
- Abiste (wardrobe)
- Actus (products and services by)
- Admax Co Ltd. (billboard and ad truck provided by)
- Agnès B. (wardrobe)
- Air/Dajkinyama (location support)
- Ap-Ron (wardrobe)
- Apple (products and services by)
- Araks Modern Amusement (wardrobe)
- Armstrong, Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyreman & Wertheimer (legal services provided by)
- Artist International (special thanks)
- Audio-Technica (products and services by)
- Bobby Jones Sportswear (wardrobe)
- Boutique Osaki (wardrobe)
- Broadway Video (tv archive: Saturday Night Live courtesy of)
- Broncolor Agai Trading Corporation (strobe lights provide by)
- Buddhastick Transparent (tv archive: "Chillsphere 001 Flow" courtesy of)
- C.I.A. (thanks)
- C.I.A. (tv archive: Shinshutsudoi Miniska Police Episode No.294 and No.303 courtesy of)
- Central Japan Railway Company (location support)
- Chrome Hearts (wardrobe)
- Clairmont Camera Film & Digital (camera equipment: Los Angeles)
- Clarks (wardrobe)
- Concord Inc. (art works)
- Cord Three Co. Ltd. (wardrobe)
- Cos-Mo-Ra-Ma (wardrobe)
- Cosabella (wardrobe)
- Cut (products and services by)
- Cutler & Gross (wardrobe)
- Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Daiko (products and services by)
- Daniel Cremieux (wardrobe)
- Dennis Reiff and Associates (insurance)
- Eizo Kyoto Film Co. (production: Kyoto)
- Eizo Service Co. Ltd. (camera accessories)
- Emperor Norton Records (soundtrack released by)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services)
- Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein (legal services)
- Eres (wardrobe)
- Film Finances (bond company)
- Flower Robotics Inc. (robot: Posy)
- Focus Features (presented by)
- Forest Corporation Inc. (thanks)
- Forest Corporation Inc. (tv archive: Hanagoyomi courtesy of)
- Fuji Movie Inc. (production vehicles)
- Georg Jensen (wardrobe)
- Goodenough (thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo)
- Gray Matter FX (opticals)
- Head Porter Plus (thanks: Park Hyatt Tokyo)
- Heian Jingu Shrine (location support)
- Hello Kitty (products and services by)
- Helmut Lang (wardrobe: Mr. Murray)
- House Styling (Dinos) (products and services by)
- Hysteric Glamour (location support)
- Hysteric Glamour (thanks)
- Ichikan Sushi (location support)
- Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Ingram Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Inou Id By Shiseido (products and services by)
- International Media Films (tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of)
- JFA (post-production accounting)
- JMSA Logistics (shipping provided by)
- Japan Airlines (JAL) (air transportation)
- Japan Airlines (JAL) (products and services by)
- Johganji Temple (location support)
- Juicy Couture (wardrobe)
- Kadokawa Daiei Pictures (tv archive: Tomei Tengu courtesy of)
- Kansai Location Service (KLS) Corporation (production: Kyoto)
- Kawaguchiko Country Club (location support)
- Kimono Rakuya (wardrobe)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Konami Computer Entertainment (products and services by)
- Konami (products and services by)
- Kurosawa Film Studio (electric equipment)
- Kyocera Corporation (products and services by)
- Lacoste (wardrobe)
- Levi's (wardrobe)
- Little More Company (products and services by)
- MRS (wardrobe)
- MTV Japan (tv archive: MTV Station Promo with VJ Grover)
- Magazine House (products and services by)
- Mahna Mahna (wardrobe)
- Marc Jacobs International (thanks)
- Mathew's Best Hit TV (thanks)
- Mia & Lizzy (wardrobe)
- Miles Murray Sorrell Fuel (title design)
- Milk Fed (wardrobe)
- Mimore (wardrobe)
- Minato Shokai Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Modern Amusement (wardrobe)
- Mon Seuil Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Monthly Magazine Inu No Kimochi (Benesse) (products and services by)
- Muji (wardrobe)
- NBC Studios (tv archive: Saturday Night Live courtesy of)
- Namco (products and services by)
- Nanzenji Temple (location support)
- Natexis Banques Populaires Images (production funding)
- Neko Publishing Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Nice Collective (wardrobe)
- Nouvelle Vague (art works)
- Níme De Blue (wardrobe)
- Oakwood Residence Aoyama (crew accomodations)
- Ofront (monitor system)
- On The Way Inc. (walkies provided by)
- Ozeki Corporation (products and services by)
- Park Hyatt Tokyo (thanks)
- Parlor Botan (location support)
- Pas De Alais (wardrobe)
- Passionbait (wardrobe)
- Pathé Contemporary Films (tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of)
- Pentax Corporation (products and services by)
- Persol (wardrobe)
- Pizza of Death Records (products and services by)
- Plein Sud (wardrobe)
- Plus Eighty One/D.D. Wave Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Propaganda (wardrobe)
- Puma (wardrobe)
- Red Car Post (editing facilities)
- Remake T-K (wardrobe)
- Rockin' On Japan (products and services by)
- Ryu Insurance Agency Co. Ltd. (additional insurance: Japan)
- SGI Japan Ltd. (robot: Posy)
- Saffilo (wardrobe)
- Sage De Cret (wardrobe)
- San-X Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Sanrio Company (products and services by)
- Secom Inc. (production security)
- Sega (products and services by)
- Shineo Camera (camera accessories)
- Shogakukan (products and services by)
- Shugakukan Big Comic Superior (products and services by)
- So (wardrobe)
- Sputnik Pad/Idee (location support)
- Studio Voice (products and services by)
- Suntory Limited (thanks)
- Switch Publishing (products and services by)
- TSE New York (wardrobe)
- TV Asahi (thanks)
- Tabloid News Clothe To You (location support)
- The Directors Bureau (thanks)
- The Estate of Marcello Mastroianni (tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of)
- Third Millenium Films Inc. (tv archive: La Dolce Vita courtesy of)
- Title House Digital (opticals)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (presented by)
- Tokky's Union Paradise (grip equipment)
- Tokyo Corporation (location support)
- Tokyo Medical University Hospital (location support)
- Toraya Confectionery Co. Ltd. (products and services by)
- Vans (wardrobe)
- West Coast Editorial (negative matching)
- Xlarge (wardrobe)
- Yamatsu Services (cleaning services)
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) (thanks)
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation (YTV) (tv archive: "Shiritsutantei Hama Mike - Episode 11" courtesy of)
- Yoshimoto Kogyo Company (thanks)
- Yurta (dailies synching)
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Middle-aged American movie star Bob Harris is in Tokyo to film a personal endorsement Suntory whiskey ad solely for the Japanese market. He is past his movie star prime, but his name and image still have enough cachet for him to have gotten this lucrative $2 million job. He has an unsatisfying home life where his wife Lydia follows him wherever he goes - in the form of messages and faxes - for him to deal with the minutiae of their everyday lives, while she stays at home to look after their kids. Staying at the same upscale hotel is fellow American, twenty-something recent Yale Philosophy graduate Charlotte, her husband John, an entertainment still photographer, who is on assignment in Japan. As such, she is largely left to her own devices in the city, especially when his job takes him out of Tokyo. Both Bob and Charlotte are feeling lost by their current situations, which are not helped by the cultural barriers they feel in Tokyo, those cultural barriers extending far beyond just not knowing the language. After a few chance encounters in the hotel, they end up spending much of their time hanging out together, each helping the other deal with their feelings of loss in their current lives. The friendship that develops between the two, which is not always a bumpy-free one, may be just for this specific place and time, but it may also have long lasting implications. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Everyone wants to be found. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $925,087, 14 Sep 2003 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $119,723,856 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Bill Murray's favorite film of his own. See more » |
| Goofs | When John (Giovanni Ribisi) first runs into Kelly (Anna Faris) in the lobby of the hotel he calls her Anna. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Kevin Shields: City Girl (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Brass in Pocket See more » |
| Crazy Credits | At the end of the closing credits, Hiromix (Hiromi Toshikawa), seen throughout most of the party sequence, waves to the camera. See more » |
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It gets a whole lot more complicated when you have kids. Charlotte: It's scary. Bob: The most terrifying day of your life is the day the first one is born. Charlotte: Nobody ever tells you that. Bob: Your life, as you know it... is gone. Never to return. But they learn how to walk, and they learn how to talk... and you want to be with them. And they turn out to be the most delightful people you will ever meet in your life. Charlotte: That's nice. See more » |