USA / Japan,
2003, 102 min
(Alternative: 97 min)
Directed by:
Sofia CoppolaScreenplay:
Sofia CoppolaCinematography:
Lance AcordCast:
Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Akiko Takeshita, Anna Faris, Giovanni Ribisi, Takashi Fujii, Nancy Steiner, Kei Takyo, Makisuke OkamuraVOD (4)
Plots(1)
Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) are two Americans in Tokyo. Bob is a movie star in town to shoot a whiskey commercial, while Charlotte is a young woman tagging along with her workaholic photographer husband (Giovanni Ribisi). Unable to sleep, Bob and Charlotte cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2004 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2004 - Bill Murray (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2004 - Ross Katz, Sofia Coppola (Best Feature)
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Director)
- 2004 - Bill Murray (Best Male Lead)
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2004 - Bill Murray (Best Leading Actor)
- 2004 - Scarlett Johansson (Best Leading Actress)
- 2004 - Best Editing
- 2004 - Best Film
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Director)
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Original Screenplay)
- 2004 - Lance Acord (Best Cinematography)
- 2004 - Brian Reitzell, Kevin Shields (Best Music)
European Film Awards
- 2003 - Sofia Coppola (Screen International Award)
César Awards
- 2005 - Best Foreign Film
German Film Awards
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Foreign Film)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2005 - Sofia Coppola (Best American Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Foreign Film)
Golden Globes
- 2004 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Screenplay)
- 2004 - Bill Murray (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Director)
- 2004 - Scarlett Johansson (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2004 - Best Picture
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Director)
- 2004 - Bill Murray (Best Actor)
- 2004 - Scarlett Johansson (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2004 - Sofia Coppola (Best Writer)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Sofia Coppola (Best Screenplay)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2003 - Bill Murray (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Scarlett Johansson (New Generation Award)
- 2003 - Best Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2003 - Sofia Coppola (Best Director)
- 2003 - Bill Murray (Best Actor)
- 2003 - Sofia Coppola (Best Screenplay)