Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Teens
- Comfort watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 91Audiences 77GoodWatch 84
Box office
30×its budget
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $120 M
Worldwide it earned $116 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 53 more
+23
Released
2003
September 18, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
United Kingdom
United States
Academy Awards2004
- Writing (Original Screenplay)2004Won
- Best Picture2004Nominated
- Directing2004Nominated
- Actor in a Leading Role2004Nominated
Golden Globe Awards2003 to 2004
- Best Screenplay, Motion Picture2004Won
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2004Won
- Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2003Won
- Best Screenplay2003Won
- Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy2003Won
- Best Director, Motion Picture2004Nominated
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2004Nominated
- Best Director2003Nominated
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2003Nominated
BAFTA Awards2004
- Best Leading Actor2004Won
- Best Leading Actor2004Won
- Best Leading Actress2004Won
- Best Editing2004Won
- Best Film2004Nominated
- Best Director2004Nominated
- Best Original Screenplay2004Nominated
- Best Original Music2004Nominated
César Awards2005
- Best Foreign Film2005Won
Writers Guild of America Awards2004
- Best Original Screenplay2004Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards2004
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role2004Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture2004Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards2003 to 2004
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film2004Nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing, Feature Film2003Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2003 to 2004
- Best Actor2004Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress2004Nominated
- Best Film2003Nominated
- Best Director2003Nominated
- Best Original and Adapted Screenplay2003Nominated
- Best Actor2003Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress2003Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards2004
- MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance2004Nominated
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance2004Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
51 people
Bill MurrayBob Harris
Scarlett JohanssonCharlotte
Giovanni RibisiJohn
Anna FarisKelly
Akiko TakeshitaMs. Kawasaki
Kazuyoshi MinamimagoePress Agent- KSKazuko ShibataPress Agent
- TTakePress Agent
- RBRyuichiro BabaConcierge
- AYAkira YamaguchiBellboy
Catherine LambertJazz Singer
François du BoisSausalito Piano- TLTim LeffmanSausalito Guitar
Gregory PekarAmerican Businessman #1- RARichard AllenAmerican Businessman #2
Diamond YukaiCommercial Director- JMJun MakiSuntory Client
Nao AsukaPremium Fantasy Woman- TNTetsuro NakagawaStills Photographer
- KNKanako NakazatoMakeup Person
- FHFumihiro HayashiCharlie
- HKHiroko KawasakiHiroko
- DDaikonBambie
- ASAsuka ShimuzuKelly's Translator
Directing · 6
- Sofia Coppola Director, Writer, Producer
- Taiichi Sugiyama Second Assistant Director
- Takahide Kawakami First Assistant Director
- Eva Z. Cabrera Script Supervisor
- Shu Fujimoto Second Second Assistant Director
- Motonobu Kato Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- T. Rafael Cimino Writers' Production
Production · 11
- Francis Ford Coppola Executive Producer, Thanks
- Fred Roos Executive Producer
- Ross Katz Producer
- Hiroshi Harada Key Set Production Assistant
- Mitch Glazer Associate Producer
- Anthony Katagas Production Supervisor
Camera · 2
- Lance Acord Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- Mark Williams First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Sarah Flack Editor
- Jamie Kirkpatrick Assistant Editor
Sound · 17
- Kevin Shields Original Music Composer
- Roy Hawkins Music
- Richard Beggs Music Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Kirchberger Supervising Sound Editor
- Kira Smith Boom Operator
- Jean-Benoît Dunckel Songs
Art · 7
- K.K. Barrett Production Design
- Anne Ross Production Design
- Ryo Sugimoto Assistant Art Director
- Momoko Nakamura Assistant Art Director
- Tomomi Nishio Set Decoration
- Rika Nakanishi Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Nancy Steiner Costume Design
- Morag Ross Key Hair Stylist
- Masae Sakurai Set Costumer
- Akemi Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Yuji Wada Gaffer
Other crew · 11
- Josh Hartnett Thanks
- Wes Anderson Thanks
- Kelly Lynch Thanks
- Spike Jonze Thanks
- Roman Coppola Other, Thanks
- Lorne Michaels Thanks
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