Bob Harris is an American film actor, far past his prime. He visits Tokyo to appear in commercials, and he meets Charlotte, the young wife of a visiting photographer. Bored and weary, Bob and Charlotte make ideal if improbable traveling companions. Charlotte is looking for "her place in life," and Bob is tolerating a mediocre stateside marriage. Both separately and together, they live the experience of the American in Tokyo. Bob and Charlotte suffer both confusion and hilarity due to the cultural and language differences between themselves and the Japanese. As the relationship between Bob and Charlotte deepens, they come to the realization that their visits to Japan, and one another, must soon end. Or must they?
Writer/Director: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Akiko Takeshita, Giovanni Ribisi.
Budget: $4,000,000
Gross Total: £9,865,162
Release date: 3rd October 2003
This film is independent because the writer/director was fairly unknown, due to the fact that prior to this film she had only directed 1 feature length presentation and 2 short films. also the budget of the film is fairly low at $4million.
This film has won an Oscar for Best Writing, 3 Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture, Best Performance of an Actor- Bill Murray and Best Screenplay. It also won 3 BAFTAs for Best Performance of an Actor- Bill Murray, Best Performance of an Actress- Scarlett Johansson and Best Editing. That is only a few of the awards it has won, and it has had even more nominations for awards.
