Lost in Translation Page #18

BOB:

Yeah.

LYDIA (O.S.)

(calls in background)

Zoe, come say hello to your father...

A little girl's voice shouts "No!" in the background.

LYDIA (O.S.)

I guess she's busy.

BOB:

That's ok.

LYDIA (O.S.)

When are you coming home?

BOB:

Tomorrow.

LYDIA (O.S.)

Her ballet recital is Saturday, don't

forget.

BOB:

Ok.

In the background the daughter calls for her Mommy over and

over and a dog starts barking.

LYDIA (O.S.)

Ok, well, travel safely. See you

soon.

BOB:

Bye.

CUT TO:

EXT. ICHICAN SUSHI RESTAURANT - DAY

Charlotte, with sunglasses on, leans against the wall as Bob

approaches.

CHARLOTTE:

You can't get sushi anywhere in Japan

after 2 o'clock. Did you know that?

BOB:

No, we'll find something around here.

She goes with him.

CUT TO:

INT. SHABU SHABU RESTAURANT - DAY

Bob and Charlotte are seated at a big booth in a corny Shabu

Shabu restaurant.

CHARLOTTE:

The Jazz singer? The red-head?

Bob looks at her like- don't make it worse.

CHARLOTTE:

Well, I guess she's more around your

age... You guys could talk about

things in common, like growing up in

the fifties.

BOB:

You're a brat, wasn't there anyone

else around to lavish you with

attention?

She scowls at him.

The waitress brings them drinks- she pours beer slowly, and

turns on a pot on the table to cook their food.

Charlotte looks at the menu - it is filled with photos of

different trays of meat. The waitress doesn't speak English.

CHARLOTTE:

I can't tell the difference?

They have trouble ordering, but point to a picture on the

menu.

BOB:

We'll have two of these.

He makes some small talk, she is bugged.

BOB:

What do you want to drink?

CHARLOTTE:

A coke.

He orders the drinks.

BOB:

So, where'd you go today.

CHARLOTTE:

Around.

"This is the End" by The Doors starts playing on the stereo.

The waitress brings two huge trays of sliced raw beef. Steam

rises from the pot on the table.

The song ends, and another Doors song comes on.

CHARLOTTE:

They're not going to play the whole

album, are they?

They look across the table, over the steam and meat, at each

other- the whole thing is awful.

FADE OUT:

INT.CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

In the darkness, under covers, Charlotte is woken up by a

loud fire alarm.

CUT TO:

EXT. PARK HYATT - NIGHT

The fire alarm booms as the hotel guests and staff hurry out

of the hotel.

Amidst the crowd of Hotel guests in their pajamas, Charlotte

finds Bob- he's wearing a kimono and slippers. She's in boxer

shorts and an undershirt and slippers.

BOB:

I'm sorry.

CHARLOTTE:

That lunch was the worst, huh.

He laughs.

She looks down at his feet stuffed into the little hotel

slippers.

CHARLOTTE:

When are you leaving?

BOB:

Tomorrow.

CHARLOTTE:

(friendly)

I'm going to miss you.

BOB:

That's what you said the other night.

CHARLOTTE:

Well, I mean it more now.

CUT TO:

INT. PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT

and Charlotte, still in their pajamas, sit at their usual

spot at the bar, with the bartender, drinking cold sake. She

lights two cigarettes and passes one to him.

A NEW JAZZ BAND is now playing. The SINGER is full of

enthusiasm as they start their stint at the Park Hyatt.

NEW SINGER:

Good Evening. I'm Carl West, and

we're thrilled to be joining you

this week, here at the NY bar in

Shinjuku.

He sings "Where or When" with all his heart.

Now, old-timers there, Bob and Charlotte look at each other

and chuckle.

SINGER:

Jt seems we stood and talked like

this before, we looked at each

other in the same way thenr but

I cant remember where or when...

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