After reading about “Lost in Translation” on a lot of the Japan blogs, I decided to go see it. Boy, was I glad I did! It is a fantastic movie. The scenes of Tokyo (and Kyoto) are great. I think the film really captures the feel and energy of the city. I love the scenes at the game center and karaoke box. Totally real. The music is also wonderful, and the acting is superb! For me, the story was actually secondary to the cool scenes of Tokyo. The part when she is staring outside the hotel window down on the city reminded me of when I landed in Tokyo and looked out my hotel window at the Keio Plaza Hotel. I even spied a Postal Cub (Supercub variant) for a couple seconds while Bob was riding in a taxi. And when they went to the shabu-shabu restaurant, it made me want to go to Moomoo Paradise (all you can eat shabu-shabu/sukiyaki) in Shinjuku. Anyways, a great movie, I recommend it to everyone, but especially to those who love Japan.