lost in translation

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.

romance ꞏ adultery ꞏ hotel room ꞏ jet lag ꞏ loneliness ꞏ homesickness ꞏ Drama ꞏ tokyo ꞏ woman director ꞏ unlikely friendship ꞏ karaoke ꞏ commercial ꞏ loving ꞏ aftercreditsstinger ꞏ midlife crisis ꞏ age difference ꞏ upper class ꞏ older man younger woman relationship ꞏ japan ꞏ photographer ꞏ pop star ꞏ culture clash ꞏ unsociability