Tokyo Project

Hi, it's me.

Oh, man, I wish I could

share this with you.

It's not the same,

you know,

seeing this alone...

without your opinion.

Without the way that

you, uh... you see things.

I really wish you were

having dinner with me tonight.

I wish a lot of things.

But you're not.

You are not having dinner

with me tonight.

And I gotta start

accepting the fact

that you're probably not ever

gonna have dinner with me again.

I'm really tired.

Uh, they say

you're supposed to...

you know, stay up until at

least 9:
00 your first night here.

I don't think

I'm gonna make it.

I don't like leaving

messages on machines.

Does anyone even

do that anymore?

I mean, I guess

they must, but...

But is anybody

even listening?

Bowie makes...

very simple...

a high-quality

men's grooming line

manufactured from the finest

organic ingredients available.

Now, every product

in our line

from our shave soap

to our post-shave oil,

to the hair

and mustache wax,

are manufactured entirely

in our warehouse

in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,

in the exact same space

where my grandfather

and his brother

developed their own

men's grooming line

over 75 years ago.

This is our

signature cedar blend.

May I?

It's a brand that

young people in Japan,

fascinated by New York

and Brooklyn specifically,

can get really excited about.

Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

- Brooklyn!

- Brooklyn!

- Brooklyn, New York.

- Williamsburg.

- Brooklyn, New York.

- Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, New York.

Williamsburg.

- Brooklyn!

- Brooklyn!

Brooklyn, New York!

Brooklyn! Brooklyn!

Brooklyn, New York.

New York.

Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

Williamsburg.

New York.

Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

Brooklyn.

New York.

Brooklyn.

- New York.

- Brooklyn.

- Brooklyn.

- Brooklyn.

New York.

Taxi, please.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Ramen? Ramen.

Ramen! Yes!

Thank you! Arigato!

Oh, thank you so much.

Okay.

Sorry. Excuse me.

This is not even mine.

I'm a black book thief.

You must have

a lot of Bibles.

Try the Number Two.

It's crazy delicious.

I'll have the Number One.

Can you ask them about

"Killing of a Chinese Bookie?"

- Sure.

- Thanks.

Ah! "Opening Night."

"Opening Night?"

- "Opening Night."

- Yes. Even better.

Yeah, John... yeah.

Amazing.

Ask them if they can, like, work a deal.

I bought, like,

half the store.

Like a discount.

Teeny, teeny...

No. Sorry.

No. No.

Sorry. Rare item.

No, no, no, no.

I get it.

Thank you. Arigato.

We got to sell

a lot more cologne.

Yeah, yeah.

Like a crateful.

Yeah.

Oh. Look.

Oh. I'm so sorry. I...

It's okay.

I totally forgot.

Shu, it's fine.

Okay. We lost ours a different way.

And no scary dwarf.

Okay.

But we'll leave that here.

It's gotta be the only one

you're not buying

in this store, right?

Are you guys

gonna pull through?

Janet's there,

but you know, she's not.

Not at all.

We haven't touched

in months.

Yeah.

I mean, I tried,

but it's like, any kind

of physical sensation,

you know, or any kind

of pleasure at all...

it hurts her

too deeply.

We're like strangers now.

Maybe being strangers

is a good thing.

You know, gets rid

of the baggage

and allows you

to start again, right?

You know, don't hit me with

the old-school Zen sh*t there.

Come on.

Well, maybe f***ing a stranger

will do the trick.

Finally. You see?

There you go.

It's the first smart thing

that you said to me

since I got here.

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you.

Please enjoy.

Thank you.

Wow.

I know "Food Sake Tokyo"

is an addictive site,

but this is crazy.

My name's Sebastian.

I'm a screenwriter.

I mean that just by way

of introduction.

I thought you were

a book thief.

I'm both.

It's hard to make a living

as a screenwriter.

What about you?

Who are you?

What's your name?

Good night, Sebastian.

Well, that was

a huge success.

Claire.

That's my name.

You asked last night.

Claire.

Yes.

I'm a photographer.

And I'm sorry

I was rude.

I just...

I haven't been myself.

Nice to officially meet you,

Claire, the rude photographer.

Are you working here?

Everywhere here is a picture,

don't you think?

Yeah! Yeah,

it's crazy that way.

Even right now.

So, Sebastian, is it?

Mm-hmm.

Are you... are you writing

something here in Tokyo?

Um...

Yeah, I'm thinking about

setting a movie here.

Maybe, um...

a murder mystery.

Maybe a love story.

How 'bout a ghost story?

There are a lot of ghosts

here in Tokyo.

I could be a ghost.

No, you seem

pretty real to me.

I can see that

you're married, Sebastian.

Is your wife here?

I can see that

you're not married.

Not tonight.

Come to Shinjuku with me.

Now?

Why?

I don't even know you,

Sebastian.

Get to know me.

So, you claim to be a ghost?

Sometimes I feel

like a ghost, yeah.

What about now?

You feel like a ghost now?

Not even

in the slightest.

Where do you live?

I don't know.

I have so many stamps

in my passport.

Some of the places

I don't even remember.

Where do you live?

Los Angeles.

I used to live there.

Why'd you leave?

I got a new camera.

So tell me about some

of the movies you've written.

Um...

I did one set in Berlin

about an affair between

a young American soldier

and a German government woman

in a deeply unhappy marriage.

There was a giant radioactive

spider on the attack, as well.

Sounds arty...

and pretentious.

I did another one about an

alien invasion in New York City.

Uh, they shot that one

in Bulgaria.

And the aliens looked

exactly like Big Macs.

We were weirdly overlooked

during awards season.

Can I kiss you?

Not yet.

What kind of pictures

do you take?

I don't know.

Things that move me.

Perfect things.

Imperfect things.

You ever spend the night

with a stranger?

What? An entire

night like this?

No.

I mean, I've had

my share of... strangers.

Can I kiss you?

Not yet.

Okay, now.

Okay!

Are you gonna ask me

why I cried?

No.

Are you gonna ask me

where I got that scar?

Mm-mm.

Are you gonna ask me

about my wife?

No.

I'm going to go.

Yeah, I know.

I'm leaving Tokyo

this afternoon,

and I'm going

to Kyoto.

Well, I'm here...

just for a few more days,

and then I go back

to Los Angeles.

I'm glad

I met you, Sebastian.

I'm glad

I met you, Claire.

Don't go.

Don't.

Please.

Don't.

Please.

Let it end this way.

I miss you so much.

Let it end this way,

my love.

Please.

Let it end as beautifully

as it began.

I didn't think we could

get back to this again.

But we did.

Don't you even

want to try?

We know how

it will turn out.

That's not true.

It's not.

Everything's different now.

Janet.

Janet!

Join me.

Join me in Tokyo.

I already bought the tickets.

We don't even have to talk.

We don't have to sit

together on the plane.

We don't need to be

in the same room.

Just come.

Please.

Get out of the house.

It's killing you.

The change will be good,

no matter what

happens with us.

The change'll be good.

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