"Lost in Translation" (2003) has been called "the best Japanese movie that isn't actually Japanese and is only set in Japan". The fish-out-of-water, introverted narrative from Sofia Coppola still resonates with fans almost two decades after its release. Starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, "Lost in Translation" is all about forging human connections and bonds in environments that seem most unwelcoming to such a concept. With its Japanese setting, it serves to make this movie, it seems, even more powerful.

"Lost in Translation" is a romantic comedy-drama that was written as well as directed by Sofia Coppola. Bob Harris (Murray) is a fading American movie star who is having a midlife crisis when he travels to Tokyo to promote Suntory whisky. There, he befriends another estranged American named Charlotte (Johansson), a young woman and recent college graduate. Giovanni Ribisi as John, Charlotte's husband, a celebrity photographer and Anna Faris as Kelly, a Hollywood actress, are also featured.

This is a film that explores themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. Further analysis by critics and scholars has focused on the film's defiance of mainstream narrative conventions and its atypical depiction of romance.

The film received widespread critical acclaim and at the box it was a very big success. It grossed $118.7 million on a production budget of $4 million.

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