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.
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Cast
51 people
Bill Murray
Bob Harris
Known for
Ghostbusters
Groundhog Day
Scarlett Johansson
Charlotte
Known for
Lucy
Black Widow
Giovanni Ribisi
John
Known for
Avatar
Ted
Anna Faris
Kelly
Known for
Scary Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Akiko Takeshita
Ms. Kawasaki
Also in
Lust, Caution
Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe
Press Agent
No other roles listed
Kazuko Shibata
Press Agent
Take
Press Agent
Ryuichiro Baba
Concierge
No other roles listed
Akira Yamaguchi
Bellboy
Also in
Kamen Rider V3
30 Rock
Catherine Lambert
Jazz Singer
Known for
Napoleon
François du Bois
Sausalito Piano
No other roles listed
Sofia Coppola Director · Kevin Shields Composer Lance Acord Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $120M · Budget $4M · United States release September 18, 2003
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$119,723,856
Gross vs. budget
29.9×
Production
American Zoetrope
Production
Elemental Films
Production
Focus Features
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · August 29, 2003
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · September 18, 2003
Theatrical
Argentina
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
October 17, 2003 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
April 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
June 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2003 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Chile
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 26, 2004 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
March 25, 2004 · Theatrical
May 11, 2006 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Ecuador
May 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 10, 2004 · Premiere · Cairo International Film Festival
Estonia
March 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
France
November 22, 2003 · Premiere · Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
January 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Georgia
February 21, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
September 18, 2003 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
India
March 8, 2019 · Digital
Ireland
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
December 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Italy
August 31, 2003 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
December 5, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
April 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Malta
March 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 23, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Netherlands
January 28, 2004 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 19, 2004 · Theatrical
June 9, 2005 · Physical · DVD
December 23, 2006 · TV · Nederland 3
New Zealand
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
November 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Panama
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Peru
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 25, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Manila
March 10, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Davao
May 18, 2021 · Digital
Poland
February 20, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
March 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Russia
December 25, 2003 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 29, 2004 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 24, 2004 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 23, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 20, 2004 · Theatrical
February 8, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
October 26, 2003 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2004 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 19, 2003 · Theatrical · Italian
January 7, 2004 · Theatrical · French
January 8, 2004 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
February 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 1, 2004 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
March 12, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
June 4, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 2, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 28, 2003 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 6, 2004 · Theatrical
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