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Some Thoughts on “Lost in Translation” and Tokyo by semi-longterm foriegn resident


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Lost in Translation was Sophia Coppola's brief look into modern Tokyo from the eyes of two alienated foriegners trying to come to grips with their own mundane lives. In this essay I look at Tokyo from the point of view of film and from my own experiences.

“Lost in Translation,” in my opinion, is not “anti-Japanese,” as a few people apparently thought it was. It is rather “anti-Tokyo,” and subsequently, “anti-big city.”

Tokyo is a huge city even for the Japanese, more megalopolis than metropolis. One of the main complaints from residents is that the city has very little in the way of nature. At times it can seem as though every square meter of Tokyo has been covered in concrete and has a convenience store placed upon it.

The city however may be crammed with buildings, but it does possess parks where city dwellers can completely lose themselves and forget they are in one of the largest cities in the world.
SamuraiDave

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