Lost in Translation Page #4

INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Charlotte lays close to her young husband, John. She looks

to see if he's awake, but he's sleeping soundly. She leans

her chin on his shoulder.

CHARLOTTE:

Are you awake?

He doesn't answer.

CHARLOTTE:

John?

He grumbles something, opens one sleepy eye to look at her,

and grabs her under the covers. He kisses her.

JOHN:

Go to sleep.

He holds her close, but she can't sleep.

CUT TO:

Charlotte sits on a ledge looking out at the big buildings.

The sun is starting to come up. Below she watches cars going

places.

CUT TO:

INT. BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Bob lies in bed awake. The clock says 4:20.

The in-room fax machine is making noise as a fax rolls in.

Bob looks at the fax machine but doesn't get out of bed.

The fax curls and falls to the floor.

CLOSE ON FAX -

"BOB-

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME WHICH SHELVES YOU WANT IN YOUR STUDY.

PLEASE PICK ONE OUT AND LET ME KNOW. I'M HAVING LOTS OF

QUALITY TIME WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CREW. HOPE YOU'RE HAVING

FUN THERE. LOVE, L"

Three pages of shelf diagrams follow.

CUT TO:

INT. HOTEL GYM - NIGHT

The gym is empty except for an old man vacuuming. Bob passes

piles of little towels and bottles of water. He takes a water

for his workout.

He approaches an exercise machine and puts the water in the

drink holder of the machine. He looks at the lit-up

instruction panel'99 it is all in Japanese.

He pushes a button, and the machine starts beeping, then a

soothing woman's voice recites instructions in Japanese.

He gets on it, and sinks. He tries to make the arms and foot

peddles coordinate. He pushes a button and it starts moving

too fast. In an upward rotation he tries to reach the control

panel, but is not fast enough. The soothing woman's voice

continues instruction.(she occasionally includes an English

word- gently, gently...vigorous) He tries to keep up

with it, and tries again to push the right button to slow it

down, but the machine steps starts going swiftly backwards

instead.

CUT TO:

INT. PARK HYATT LOBBY (GROUND FLOOR) - DAY

The agency group wait for Bob. They stand up as he approaches

from the elevator, trying to mask a slight limp.

BOB:

(everything's fine)

Good morning.

Miss Kawasaki notices his limp with concern as they leave

the hotel.

CUT TO:

EXT. SHIBUYA STATION - DAY

Charlotte gets out at shibuya station, a crowded neighborhood

filled with neon, ads, and people.

She looks up at the huge intersection as tons of JAPANESE

PEOPLE wait to cross the street, no one steps forward until

the cross-walk light changes, and all of them cross.

A TV screen covering a building plays commercials.

She roams around the narrow streets, crowded with stylish

JAPANESE KIDS, tan SCHOOLGIRLS pass her.

CUT TO:

Charlotte wanders down a crowded street, looking around.

On a small side street she stops at a little park. She watches

a JAPANESE MAN AND WOMAN together:

CHARLOTTE'S POV -

C.U. The man reaches his hand to the back of the woman's

neck, and leans in close. The woman smiles at him, in love.

CUT TO:

INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

John is sound asleep. Charlotte is awake next to him. She

looks at the clock - it's three a.m.

She slides close to him, kisses his mouth. He grumbles

something in his deep sleep, and rolls over.

She goes to the couch, stepping over camera equipment.

She looks at the fruit basket, decides to try an apple. She

has a piece but isn't really hungry.

She reaches over some proof sheets and looks at a magazine,

but she's already looked at it a few times before. She decides

to go downstairs.

CUT TO:

INT. PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT

Bob sits alone at the bar. Charlotte sits down a seat away

from him, lost in his thoughts, he doesn't see her until he

turns and finds her next to him. They look at each other. A

young BARTENDER with a sweet face tends to them.

BARTENDER:

What can I get you?

CHARLOTTE:

I'm not sure.

BOB:

(line from commercial)

For relaxing times, make it—

BOB & BARTENDER

'Suntory time'!

Charlotte smiles at him sympathetically

CHARLOTTE:

What are you doing here?

BOB:

My wife needs space, I don't know my

kids ' birthdays. Everyone wants

Tiger Woods, but they could get me,

so I'm here doing a whiskey

commercial.

She looks at him.

CHARLOTTE:

Oh.

She lifts a cigarette, he lights it for her.

CHARLOTTE:

I'll just have a beer.

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