Lost in Translation Page #9

She sees a sushi chef game where you have to cut an electronic

fish.

She looks at a firefighter game, and rows of plexi boxes

filled with some little character dolls you try to win.

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INT. GALLERY BOOKSTORE - DAY

Charlotte looks at the shelves of books she passes, she flips

through some books.

She walks over to a small gallery space and goes up to the

wall to see the small photos.

They are of tied-up, partially naked Japanese school girls,

one girl is spanking another one with a stuffed animal. She's

making a face of ecstacy.

Charlotte looks at it, not getting it.

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EXT. SHIBUYA - DAY

Charlotte stands alone on a side street, smoking a cigarette

and watching the CROWDS go by.

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EXT. SHIBUYA - DAY

Charlotte walks up a little street filled with shops.

She stops at a window of cute underwear that she.looks at.

She goes into the shop.

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INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON

51C.U. Charlotte's lips. She puts watermelon color lipstick

on.She looks at herself in the mirror in her new underwear.

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We hear the shower running in the bathroom.

Charlotte decorates the room, putting up some paper cherry

blossom decorations.

She goes over to the bed and stubs her toe on it, as she

flops down.

CHARLOTTE:

Ouch.

She holds her toe, annoyed with her klutziness.

John talks to her from the shower.

JOHN (O.C.)

At the fitting, they had all these

rock n roll clothes, the label guys

kept saying lock n loll, though, but

the band doesn't look tough at

all...they look better just skinny

and nerdy, like how when they came

in...they looked so uncomfortable in

these Keith Richards clothes, they

should just be like they are, don't

you think?

She's drifted off.

CHARLOTTE:

Yeah.

JOHN:

Yeah, I think you're probably right...

because when you try to...

He gets out and is rushing to get his stuff together to go.

Charlotte's lounging on the bed in her new pink underwear.

She tries her scarf on that she's been knitting.

CHARLOTTE:

Do you think it's done?

JOHN:

I don't know.

He goes to get all his stuff together.

He passes an ashtray with cigarette butts in it.

JOHN:

Will you please stop smoking?

CHARLOTTE:

But I like to... and I don't smoke

that much.

JOHN:

Its bad for you.

CHARLOTTE:

Ok, I will... later.

He picks up a camera from a table in the corner. He looks at

the self-help audio book box.

JOHN:

A Soul's Search:
Finding Your True

Character and calling? Is this yours?

CHARLOTTE:

Oh... that's nothing, someone gave

it to me.

JOHN:

You don't have to be embarrassed.

CHARLOTTE:

I'm not. It's just corny, but I'm

not into it.

JOHN:

It's ok if you are.

He kisses the side of her face and her shoulder like a cute

pet, and then continues getting his stuff together.

John sets two bottles of Cristal on the bed next to her, not

really seeing her.

JOHN:

Oh, the record company sent these...

CHARLOTTE:

Mmm, I love Cristal, let's have some.

JOHN:

I gotta go... and I don't really

like champagne.

As he unplugs his cell phone from the wall.

JOHN:

Are you sure you want to stay?

CHARLOTTE:

Are you sure you have to go?

He looks at her - like don't make it harder.

CHARLOTTE:

Yeah, I know you have to work the

whole time, I'll probably have more

fun here. I'll call Charlie and those

guys.

JOHN:

Ok, definitely call them, I'll be

back Friday. I love you.

They kiss.

CHARLOTTE:

I love you.

He tackles her, kisses her, bites her, grabs her ribs,

tickling her in a burst of affection. She laughs, her arms

around his neck.

CHARLOTTE:

I miss you.

JOHN:

It'll just be a few days.

He kisses her and is off.

Charlotte sits there alone with the unopened bottles of

champagne.

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INT. PARK HYATT POOL - EVENING

Water splashes as Charlotte dives into the pool (in a one-

piece bathing suit) as the sun goes down.

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