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{{quote|''I can't tell you how many people have told me that they just don't get ''Lost in Translation.'' They want to know what it's about. They complain "nothing happens." They've been trained by movies that tell them where to look and what to feel, in stories that have a beginning, a middle and an end. ''Lost in Translation'' offers an experience in the exercise of empathy.''
|'''[[Roger Ebert]] '''}}
'''''Lost In Translation''''' is
Bob Harris (Murray) is a Hollywood actor past his prime, who despite his fame and success feels existentially empty. He goes to Tokyo [[Japandering|to play in a commercial for the Suntory whiskey brand]]. Plagued by insomnia, he meets Charlotte (Johansson), the young and bored wife of a fashion photographer (Ribisi). On the outskirts of the movie is Kelly (Faris), a movie star who is promoting her newest flick.
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* [[Genki Girl]]: Kelly.
* [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff]]: In-universe. It is implied that Bob Harris is a much more popular actor in Japan than he is in America since the last twenty years or so.
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* [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]]: Kelly.
* [[Japandering]]: The basis for Bob being in Japan.
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* [[Shrines and Temples]]: Charlotte visits a Zen temple.
* [[Talk Show]]: Bob is invited to appear on one.
▲* [[Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo]]: Bob and Charlotte encounter many "only in Japan" things including but not limited to drum arcade games, flower arrangement classes, Japanese weddings, karaoke boxes, pachinko parlours, ''shabu shabu'' eateries, and wacky talk shows.
* [[The Voice]]: Bob's wife.
* [[Weddings in Japan]]: Charlotte chances upon a traditional wedding while visiting Kyoto.
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