Lost in Translation Page #11

Through the windshield they see the Bartender and sidekick

coming with baseball bats.

They hear a bang on the door and Charlie hops in. He makes

sure she is ok and shouts something to the Driver, and they

speed away.

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INT. KARAOKE BAR - NIGHT

Charlie, in his flashy outfit, sings "God Save the Queen"

into the Karaoke mic. He rolls his r's just like Johnny

Rotten.

Charlotte laughs and loves watching Charlie. They're other

friends wear the different color wigs they provide at this

place. There are big bottles of beer and sake. They are all

pretty formal. Bambi tries to talk to Charlotte with a big

grin, he can barely speak English.

BAMBI:

How's california?

CHARLOTTE:

(smiles)

Good.

BAMBI:

Good... I like your swimming pool.

CHARLOTTE:

Thanks, you guys should come back

sometime.

BAMBI:

Yes.

He tries wigs on her. He puts a light pink wig on her and

beams. Bob smokes and watches.

BAMBI:

Kawaii.

(Kawaii means "cute")

She smiles a lovable smile at Bambi.

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Charlie and Charlotte sings "Brass in Pocket" by The

Pretenders ("you're special, so special..."), everyone is

drunk now, as they all sing along at the chorus. WOMEN keep

refilling the glasses.

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Mr. Valentine sings a popular slow heartfelt Japanese song

that everyone knows and sings along to. Charlotte and Bob

look at each other, it is very foreign, but Bob likes being

there with Charlotte and her friends.

She flips through a big binder of songs.

CHARLOTTE:

What do you feel like singing, Bob?

BOB:

No way.

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Bob sings "I fall to Pieces" to Charlotte. Charlie and

everyone cheers for him.

Beer pitchers are replaced. Charlie starts singing "Angle".

The little room is fxlled with smoke, Charlotte makes her

way to the door to get some air.

CUT TO:

INT. KARAOKE BAR HALLWAY - NIGHT

Taking a break from the crowded and hot Karaoke room,

Charlotte sits for a break alone on a bench in the bright

hallway. It is quiet with just the muffled sound of music

from the Karaoke room. She's wearing a pink geisha wig. Bob

sits down next to her.

Charlotte lights his cigarette with some crazy Japanese light-

up lighter.

She leans her head back - it's getting too heavy.

She looks at his hands.

CHARLOTTE:

You bite your nails?

He nods.

CHARLOTTE:

I could cut the ones that are left

for you.

BOB:

Ok.

CUT TO:

INT. NOBU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT

NOBU, a cool skinny stoner guy in a Hawaiian shirt, plays

phsycadellic records in his seventies hippie surfer-pad.

His JAPANESE GIRLFRIEND, who looks like a 60's pin-up,

pours cold sake.

Bob is handed a ridiculously big bong.

Charlie is drunk and taking polaroids.

Nobu, really stoned, talks to Bob about surfing.

A SHORT GUY with thick glasses introduces himself to

Charlotte, extending his hand.

HANS:

I'm Hans.

CHARLOTTE:

Hans? Nice to meet you.

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Charlie takes pictures of Charlotte and HIROMIX, a sexy

Japanese girl, posing on a sheepskin run. They are being

hammy for Charlie who loves it.

Bob walks up and is amused watching her, she sees him and

gets embarrassed.

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DECADENT TOKYO PARTY - NIGHT

Hiromix dances — Charlotte dances with Hans - she looks sweaty

but beautiful... Bob dances with his eyes closed, really

into it, in the midst of all of them... the song "I Feel Too

Young" plays.

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INT. NOBU'S ENTRY - NIGHT

Bob and Charlotte are leaving Nobu's. She's wearing Bob's

jacket.

CHARLIE:

Make sure she gets home okay?

BOB:

I will.

Bob takes Charlotte's arm carefully just as she bangs her

head walking into the glass door - it makes a loud thud.

BOB:

Are you ok?

She nods. Bob looks back at Charlie who is watching- she's

fine.

He leads her into a waiting cab.

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EXT. TOKYO - NIGHT

POV from cab - Tokyo neon blurs by. It looks beautiful.

INT. CAB - NIGHT

Charlotte looks at the neon going by. She looks over at Bob,

her eyelids are too heavy for her.

CHARLOTTE:

I don't want to go home.

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