Japan Lost in Translation returned 29.9× its production cost, earning $119.7M against a $4.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
“Everyone wants to be found.”
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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lost in Translation sits at position #71.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lost in Translation. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From American Zoetrope
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lost in Translation premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $39K per minute on screen and earned $1.2M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,338 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #581 of 1,933 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | American Zoetrope, Focus Features, TFC, Elemental Films |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | September 18, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0335266 |