Principal cast
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris and Akiko Takeshita
Film 385 of 498 on the Screen Path
Lost in Translation
Everyone wants to be found.
About the film
Lost in Translation at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2003 film at stop 385 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Lance Acord (director of photography), Sarah Flack (editor), Kevin Shields (original music composer), Anne Ross (production design) and K.K. Barrett (production design)
- Director
- Sofia Coppola
- Release
- 2003-09-18
- Runtime
- 102 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Bill MurrayCharacter: Bob Harris
- Scarlett JohanssonCharacter: Charlotte
- Giovanni RibisiCharacter: John
- Anna FarisCharacter: Kelly
- Akiko TakeshitaCharacter: Ms. Kawasaki
- Kazuyoshi MinamimagoeCharacter: Press Agent
- Kazuko ShibataCharacter: Press Agent
- TakeCharacter: Press Agent
- Ryuichiro BabaCharacter: Concierge
- Akira YamaguchiCharacter: Bellboy
- Catherine LambertCharacter: Jazz Singer
- François du BoisCharacter: Sausalito Piano
Full crew
Full crew
- Sofia CoppolaCredits: Director, Producer, Writer
- Lance AcordCredits: Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- K.K. BarrettCredits: Production Design
- Anne RossCredits: Production Design
- Nancy SteinerCredits: Costume Design
- Ross KatzCredits: Producer
- Kevin ShieldsCredits: Original Music Composer
- Sarah FlackCredits: Editor
- Takahide KawakamiCredits: First Assistant Director
- Motonobu KatoCredits: Second Second Assistant Director
- Shu FujimotoCredits: Second Second Assistant Director
- Taiichi SugiyamaCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Mitch GlazerCredits: Associate Producer
- Callum GreeneCredits: Line Producer
- Josh HartnettCredits: Thanks
- Rika NakanishiCredits: Art Direction
- Kira SmithCredits: Boom Operator
- Jamie KirkpatrickCredits: Assistant Editor
- Spike JonzeCredits: Thanks
- Keizô ShukuzakiCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Eva Z. CabreraCredits: Script Supervisor
- Lorne MichaelsCredits: Thanks
- Kent SparlingCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Fred RoosCredits: Executive Producer
- Paul SimonCredits: Thanks
- Richard BeggsCredits: Music Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wes AndersonCredits: Thanks
- Francis Ford CoppolaCredits: Thanks, Executive Producer
- Kiyoshi InoueCredits: Line Producer
- Morag RossCredits: Key Hair Stylist
- Yuji WadaCredits: Gaffer
- Roman CoppolaCredits: Thanks, Other
- Kelly LynchCredits: Thanks
- Deborah WallachCredits: ADR & Dubbing
- Andrea F. CannistraciCredits: Legal Services
- Drew KuninCredits: Production Sound Mixer
- Julia ShirarCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Masahiro YoshikawaCredits: Production Coordinator
- Towako KuwajimaCredits: Set Decoration
- Tomomi NishioCredits: Set Decoration
- Anthony KatagasCredits: Production Supervisor
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr.Credits: Additional Music
- Stephen Nomura SchibleCredits: Co-Producer
- David A. CohenCredits: Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
- Marnie MooreCredits: Foley Artist
- William StorksonCredits: Foley Supervisor, Additional Music
- Brian ReitzellCredits: Music Producer, Additional Music, Music Supervisor
- Jory K. PrumCredits: Foley Recordist
- Michael KirchbergerCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
- Momoko NakamuraCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Glenn KasprzyckiCredits: Sound Recordist
- Ryo SugimotoCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Masae SakuraiCredits: Set Costumer
- AkemiCredits: Makeup Artist
- Roy HawkinsCredits: Music
- Mark WilliamsCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Blake CrawfordCredits: Stand In
- Angela PanettaCredits: Stand In
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