Lost in Translation
2003 film by Sofia Coppola · Released August 29, 2003
Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Bill Murray stars as Bob Harris, a fading American film star having a midlife crisis who travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whiskey. He befriends another disillusioned American, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), a recent college graduate who has been married for two years. The film explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan.
Cast ages when filming began (September 29, 2002)
- Bill Murray, as Bob Harris: 52
- Scarlett Johansson, as Charlotte: 17
- Giovanni Ribisi, as John: 27
- Anna Faris, as Kelly: 25
- Akiko Takeshita: 43
- Akira: 21
- Akiko Monō, as P chan: 26
- Diamond Yukai, as a commercial director: 40
- Akira Yamaguchi, as hotel bellboy: 33
- Fumihiro Hayashi, as Charlie: 38