Bob Harris and Charlotte 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. 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.
Production Focus Features (presents); Tohokashinsha Film Company Ltd. [jp](in association with); American Zoetrope; Elemental Films;
Cast Names Scarlett Johansson; Bill Murray; Akiko Takeshita; Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe; Kazuko Shibata; Take; Ryuichiro Baba; Akira Yamaguchi; Catherine Lambert; François du Bois; Tim Leffman; Gregory Pekar; Richard (XV) Allen; Giovanni Ribisi; Diamond Yukai; Jun Maki; Nao Asuka; Tetsuro Naka; Kanako Nakazato; Fumihiro Hayashi; Hiroko Kawasaki; Daikon; Anna Faris; Asuka Shimuzu; Ikuko Takahashi; Koichi Tanaka; Hugo Codaro; Akiko Monou; Akimitsu Naruyama; Hiroshi Kawashima; Hiromi Toshikawa; Nobuhiko Kitamura; Nao Kitman; Akira; Kunichi Nomura; Yasuhiko Hattori; Shigekazu Aida; Kazuo Yamada; Akira Motomura; Osamu Shigematu;
Box Office USD 44,566,004
Release Date 2003-08-29 (Telluride Film Festival) 2003-09-12 (Los Angeles, California) 2003-10-03