Lost in Translation is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It was her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides (1999). It stars Bill Murray as aging actor Bob Harris, who befriends college graduate Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) in a Tokyo hotel.
Lost in Translation received critical acclaim and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Bill Murray, and Best Director for Coppola; Coppola won for Best Original Screenplay. Murray and Johansson each won a BAFTA award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role respectively. The film was a commercial success, grossing $119 million on a budget of $4 million.
Bob Harris, an aging American movie star, arrives in Tokyo to film an advertisement for Suntory whisky. Charlotte, a young college graduate, is left in her hotel room by her husband, John, a celebrity photographer on assignment in Tokyo. Charlotte is unsure of her future with John, feeling detached from his lifestyle and dispassionate about their relationship. Bob's own 25-year marriage is tired as he goes through a midlife crisis.
1, 2, uh 1, 2, 3 Go!
i'll find another street, another sign
took a few more steps to buy some time yeah
i'll travel the world to get what's mine
to find...
amongst the parade, i found a child (ooh)
and asked him if he found a familiar smile (ooh)
cuz both of us have been gone a while (ooh ooh)
trying to find...
would i recognize a tear if it was my heart that bared
the feelings that i claimed that weren't even there
dare i say that im lost in translation
should i say that im lost in translation
dare i say that im lost in translation
should i say that im lost in translation
i found another peak and another plane
should i journey to the clouds or watch it rain
i know that if i get there, it'll never be the same
if i find...
tryna figure out if im afraid (ooh)
so i ware another mask while i play charades (ooh)
hoping that i can take it off one day yeah
if i find...
would i recognize a tear if it was my heart that bared
the feelings that i claimed that weren't even there
dare i say that im lost in translation
should i say that im lost in translation
dare i say that im lost in translation
should i say that im lost in translation
i think i've reached the top
(i think i've reached the top)
or maybe just a pit stop
why can't everything be clear?
cuz this drop i fear
and it's destination
would i recognize a tear if it was my heart that bared
the feelings that i claimed that weren't even there
dare i say that im lost in translation
should i say that im lost in translation
dare i say that im lost in translation