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Where was Lost in Translation filmed?

2004 film, directed by Sofia Coppola.

  • Tokyo

The story is set in Tokyo, Japan, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto; Heian Jingū
Filmed in
Tokyo

About Lost in Translation

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Released
2004
Director
Sofia Coppola
Cast
Bill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiAnna FarisAkiko TakeshitaFrançois Du BoisAkiraNancy SteinerHiromixTakashi Fujii
Genre
Romantic ComedyIndependentDrama
Awards
Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor and 41 more

The story

Bob Harris is a burnt out American movie star who arrives in Tokyo to appear in lucrative advertisements for Suntory's Hibiki whiskey.

She is feeling similarly disenchanted as she questions her marriage and is anxious about her future.

Kelly bumps into Charlotte and John, gushing over photography sessions she has previously done with him.

Famous lines from Lost in Translation

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • You know 007?Stills Photographer
  • Are you drinking, no?Stills Photographer
  • Hey?! Lip them?! Lip them?! What?!Bob
  • "Lip" them. Hey! "Lip" my stocking!Premium Fantasy woman
  • Am I drinking? As soon as I'm done.Bob

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