Call number
DVD-DRAMA 4
Collection
Publication
NBC Universal (2008)
Description
A middle-aged actor and the wife of a photographer meet while on business in Tokyo. They strike up an unusual friendship in the hotel bar that helps them both overcome boredom and loneliness.
Subjects
User reviews
LibraryThing member paulsikora
Accurately evokes the combination of jet lag and culture shock but it necessarily includes that mental state's lack of excitement.
LibraryThing member comfypants
Two people with unhappy marriages meet and hang out in Tokyo.
It evokes something. And with these two leads, you can't really go wrong.
Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.8/4
It evokes something. And with these two leads, you can't really go wrong.
Concept: D
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: B
GPA: 2.8/4
LibraryThing member themulhern
A good film about people biding their time w/ nothing to do in a strange place.
Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Original Screenplay — 2003)
Golden Globe Award (Winner — Best Screenplay — 2003)