Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by
Sofia Coppola. Her second feature film, after
The Virgin Suicides, it stars
Bill Murray and
Scarlett Johansson. A
drama with elements of
comedy and
romance, the film revolves around an aging actor named Bob Harris and a recent college graduate named Charlotte who develop a rapport after a chance meeting in a
Tokyo hotel. The movie explores themes of
loneliness,
alienation,
insomnia,
existential ennui and
culture shock against the backdrop of a modern Japanese cityscape.