НАЗВАНИЕ: Lost in Translation (2003)
ГОД: 2003
СЦЕНАРИСТ: Sofia Coppola
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•
                   Lost     in Translation
                                   by
                           Sofia   Coppola




•

    Lost in Translation,    Inc.
    September  2, 2002
    EXT.NARITA AIRPORT - NIGHT                                                                                    1

    We hear       the   sound     of   a plane      landing       over     black.

                                                                                                  CUT TO:

2   INT.CHARLOTTE'S             ROOM - NIGHT                                                                      2

    The back of a GIRL in pink underwear,she                              leans      at    a big
    window,  looking out over Tokyo.

                                                                                                    CUT TO:

    Melodramatic    music swells   over the                   Girl's       butt      in    pink     sheer
    underwear    as she lies  on the bed.

    Title       cards   over     image.



    LOST IN TRANSLATION



    INT.    CAR - NIGHT                                                                                           3

    POV from        a car window          - the   colors      and      lights       of    Tokyo     neon
    at night        blur  by.

                                                                                                    CUT TO:

    In the       backseat       of a Presidential          limousine,             BOB (late-
    forties),        tired      and depressed,         leans   against            a little   doily,
    staring       out the       window.

    P.O.V.   from car window- We see buildings                   covered    in bright
    signs,   a billboard       of Brad Pitt         selling    jeans,    another    of                      Bob
    in black     & white,looking         distinguished        with a bottle      of
    whiskey    in a Suntory       ad ... more signs,        a huge TV with perky
    Japanese     pop stars     singing.

                                                                                                    CUT TO:

4   EXT. PARK HYATT - NIGHT                                                                                       4

    Bob's       black   Presidential         (looks        like   a 60's        diplomat's           car)
    pulls       up at   the entrance         of the        Park   Hyatt,        a modern          sky
    rise.




                                                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                2.
4   CONTINUED:                                                                                                       4



    The automatic    doors
    BELLHOPS with white
    welcoming
                            open on the car,
                            gloves
                 Bob and helping
                                     approach
                                                as Bob gets
                                              at the sight
                                   him with his bags.
                                                                                           out.
                                                                                           of the
                                                                                                         Eager
                                                                                                         car,


                                                                                                     CUT TO:
                                                                                                                             •
5   INT.    PARK HYATT - NIGHT                                                                                           5

    Bob stands    in the back of a crowded    elevator                             surrounded            by
    Japanese   businessmen   below his shoulders.

    The elevator        stops    at    the      50th floor          and the doors            open        onto
    the massive,        streamline           lobby of the           Park Hyatt.

    Bob follows        the JAPANESE BUSINESSMEN out into                            the     marble        and
    glass   lobby      that frames the view of Tokyo.

    The CONCIERGE and several                  eager  HOTEL MANAGERSgreet                          Bob. He
    just wants to sleep,   but                more STAFF continue  to greet                         him,
    ask him about his fright.                  They lead him to reception.

6   INT.    HOTEL RECEPTION - NIGHT                                                                                      6

    At the reception
    quickly
    handshakes
                             area four JAPANESE BUSINESSMEN and two WOMEN
                 sit up from their

    the commercial
    enthusiastically.
                      and gifts.
                          company,
                                        seats  on sight
                                   They bow and introduce
                                     extend   name cards
                                                         of Bob, and extend
                                                              themselves from
                                                           and welcome him                                                   •
    More    staff     welcomes        him and     offer         their    service          during     his
    stay.

    One of     them    presents        a fax    that      has      come for        him.

    INSERT -
                      "TO: BOB HARRIS
                      FROM: LYDIA HARRIS
                      YOU FORGOT ADAM'S BIRTHDAY.
                      I'M SURE HE'LL UNDERSTAND.
                      HAVE A GOOD TRIP, L"

    He doesn't        know what        to    do with      it,      and   stuffs       it     in    his
    pocket.

    The commercial         people  tell him when they'll                          be picking             him
    up, and ask if         he needs anything  else.




                                                                                              (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                             ••
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    6   CONTINUED:                                                              6




•       Some JAPANESE ROCK STARS with shag haircuts
        leather  pants pass by. Each commercial
        Bob's hand before   leaving.
                                                 person
                                                        and skinny
                                                           has to shake


                                                                    CUT TO:




•



•                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                    3.
6    CONTINUED:      ( 2)                                                                                6




7    INT.   BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

     Bob sits    on the       end   of   the    bed   in   a too   small   hotel          kimono.
                                                                                                             7
                                                                                                                 •
8    INT.   PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT                                                                           8

     Bob sits     at the      bar.   A few minutes          pass as he sits   in silence
     looking    around,       drinking    a scotch.          Chet Baker sings   "The
     Thrill   is Gone"        over the stereo.

     We see Bob's POV of tables        of people    talking.     JAPANESE WOMEN
     SMOKING, AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN tying          one on, talking      about
     software    sales.    A WAITER carefully    setting     down a coaster,
     and pouring      a beer very,  very slowly.      It's   all very foreign.


                                                                                             CUT TO:

9    INT.   BOB'S HOTEL ROOM- MORNING                                                                        9

     The automatic          hotel    curtains     open,     pouring    light       into     the
     room.

                                                                                             CUT TO:

10   INT.HOTEL    BATHROOM-DAY                                                                           10

     Bob gets    in the shower overlooking     the                 view of Tokyo.  The
     shower head is at his elbows,       he raises                   it as high as it
     goes,    and leans  down to have a shower.                    This hotel  was not
     designed    with him in mind.

                                                                                              CUT TO:


11   INT.   STUDIO - DAY                                                                                 11

     Whiskey    commercial          shoot.

     The set is      full    of activity      as the JAPANESE CREW work. Bob,
     in a shawl      collared    tuxedo     sits   at a European    style bar set
     with a cut      crystal    glass    of whiskey.      A JAPANESE GIRL quickly
     powders  his      face as they adjust         lights   and the DIRECTOR and
     crew speak      in hurried      Japanese.




                                                                                      (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                 •
                                                                              3A.
    11   CONTINUED:                                                             11




•        The Director
         sentences
                         (with blue
                      in Japanese •
                                      contact   lenses)   says   a few long




•



•                                                                      {CONTINUED)
                                                                                                          4.
11   CONTINUED: ( 2 )                                                                                      11

     TRANSLATOR,a middle-aged
     translates but it is only

                              TRANSLATOR
                   He wants you to turn,
                   say the lines.
                                         look
                                                woman in a coordinated
                                                a short sentence   now.


                                                                   in camera
                                                                                         outfit,



                                                                                       and
                                                                                                                •
     Bob wonders what she's  leaving                    out,     or if        that's     the    way it
     works from Japanese  to English.

                                      BOB
                   That's      all     he said?

                                       TRANSLATOR
                   Yes,     turn      to camera.

     Bob thinks     let's      just     get     it   over      with.

                                      BOB
                   Turn left          or right?
     The Translator   blots her face with a tissue,      and asks the
     director   in a Japanese  sentence    5 times as long. The Director
     answers her in a long excited      phrase.


                            Right

                              BOB
                   Is that everything?
                                      TRANSLATOR
                                      side. And with


                                                       It
                                                                 intensity.


                                                              seemed     like      he was
                                                                                                                •
                   saying a lot more.

     The excited    Director    says more in Japanese.  Translator                                 nods
     in understanding.       Bob doesn't really  know what's   going                               on.

                                      TRANSLATOR
                   Like      an old     friend, and into                the     camera.

                               DIRECTOR
                         (to Bob)
                   Suntory Time!

     They get     ready,      and roll        camera:

     Bob turns     and looks          suavely        to the     camera:

                                BOB
                   For relaxing   times,               make it         Suntory         Time.




                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                •
                                                                                      4A.
    11   CONTINUED:     ( 3)                                                            11




•        The Director
         translator
                          yells
                        nods •
                                  something   about   ten   sentences   long.   The




•



•                                                                          (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                          5.
11   CONTINUED:           ( 4)                                                                                             11




                      Could you
                      intensity?
                                            TRANSLATOR
                                            do it slower,


                                            BOB
                                                                       and    with     more
                                                                                                                                 •
                      Okay.

     The    Translator            answers         for     him   in     four      sentences.

     ON THE MONITOR - we see the next take:                                    the moody lighting
     shines on Bob, the camera  gets  closer                                  as he stares  into
     camera and gives  them the line.

                                                BOB (CONT'D)
                         For     relaxing          times, make           it   Suntory           Time!

                                                                                                                 CUT TO:

12   EXT.    TOKYO - NIGHT                                                                                                  12

     Shinjuku        High        rises      sparkle.



13   INT.    PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT                                                                                         13

     Tall    glass       walls           show    the     neon    and    high-rises            of   the     city.

     A sad and romantic   Bill                         Evans    song    plays.        Bob sits           alone      with
     a scotch at the bar.

     Some drunk AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN,                                with     their      ties      thrown          over
     their  shoulders recognize him.

                                                BUSINESS GUY
                         Hey-      you're         Bob Harris- you're                  awesome,
                         man.

                                          ANOTHER BUSINESS                    GUY
                         Yeah,       I love Sunset  Odds!

                                             BOB
                         Oh,     Ok,      thanks.


                                                BUSINESS GUY
                         Man,      that         car chase-




                                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                                 •
                      SA.
    13   CONTINUED:     13



•        Bob nods .




•
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14   INT.   BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

     Bob comes back to his room. The maids have left
     perfect,
     left
                   his beige
              on to a channel
                               bed is turned
                                   playing
                                                                       everything
                                                 down, and the TV has been
                                             a montage      of flower   close-ups                  in
                                                                                                        14
                                                                                                             •
     nature     while   sad violin     music plays.    It's    supposed    to be
     relaxing,      but it's   just     sad.

                                                                                             CUT TO:


     Bob lies    in bed. He flips   through    TV channels from the remote
     control.      He passes a Japanese     game show, to an 80s Cannon
     Ball run-type     movie with him in it dubbed into Japanese.      He
     turns    it off as he hears   a knock at the door.

     He goes      to   the     door,      and     opens     it   part     way.

                                         WOMAN(O.C.)
                               (raspy     Japanese voice)
                       Mr.     Harris?

                                         BOB
                       Yes?


                       Mr.
                                      WOMAN
                               Kazuzo sent me.                                                               •
                                         BOB
                       Oh?

                                         WOMAN
                       Can I enter?

     He pauses,         then     opens     the     door.

     A WOMANin her forties   in a short tight                               leather  mini skirt
     and stockings comes in. She is wearing                               '60s style   make-up.

     Bob sits      on the        bed     not     sure     what   to     do as he watches    her.

     Bob's POV - We see her back to us as she puts a CD on the
     stereo  - it begins  to play:    Serge Gainsberg    and Brigitte
     Bardot  sing "Bonnie   & Clyde".     The woman turns   slyly     around
     and shimmies  over to Bob.




                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                             •
                                                                   6A.
    14   CONTINUED:                                                  14



•                                 WOMAN(CONT'D)
                          (as she tries
                      Mr. Harris?
                                         to undress   him)




•



•                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                             7•
14   CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                                      14



                   Yes?


                   Do you          like
                                          BOB


                                          WOMAN
                                           massage?
                                                                                                                      •
                                           BOB
                   I don't             think   so.

                                          WOMAN
                   Mr.         Kazuzo      send Premium             Fantasy.

     She pushes     him back onto                 the        bed.   He hesitates,           but    then   goes
     along with     it passively.

                                          WOMAN(CONT'D)
                   My stockings.

                                          BOB
                   Yes?

                                          WOMAN
                   Take         them.


     He fumbles         with     her      stockings,            trying     to     do as she       says.

                                          WOMAN(CONT'D)
                   No - Lip             them. .. Don't touch               me!

     He takes     his      hands        back     confused.

                                       WOMAN(CONT'D)
                    Lip        my stockings!

     He backs     away,         as he tries             to    understand          her.

                                          WOMAN(CONT'D)
                    Lip        them!

     She throws         her     leg     up to     him on the             bed.

                                           BOB
                    Huh?

     She pantomimes             ripping        them.         He finally          understands.




                                                                                                  (CONTINUED)
                                                                                            7A.
    14   CONTINUED: ( 3)                                                                      14



•        He pulls   at
                                    BOB (CONT'D)
                         Oh, you want me to rip them?

                          her   stockings   trying   to   rip   them,   but   they   just
         snap .




•



•                                                                              (CONTINUED)
                                                                                   8.
14   CONTINUED: (4)                                                                 14


     She pretends      to struggle.


                    Please
                                  WOMAN
                              let me go!
                                                                                            •
     He pulls   his hands away. She grabs them and puts them back on
     her, and keeps struggling    dramatically.   They wrestle around
     awkwardly,    her pretending to try to get away, but not letting
     him go. She rips her stockings     and falls  off the bed in fake-
     defense.
                                 WOMAN(CONT'D)
                    Let me go!

     She pulls a confused        Bob down on top      of her.   He doesn't     know
     what she wants.
     She rips another   stocking   and pins him on the ground.               He
     tries  to crawl away, she grabs his leg and trips     him.              He
     grabs a nearby table     leg as he falls, the lamp crashes               to the
     floor,   the room goes black.




15
                    I think



     INT. HOTEL RESTAURANT- DAY
                                  BOB
                               you should    leave.
                                                                             CUT TO:

                                                                                       15
                                                                                            •
     In the harsh sunlight  of the big windows Bob eats breakfast
     alone.  Next to him is a table of TEXANS in cowboy hats.   At
     another  table a JAPANESE COUPLE in sunglasses chain smoke and
     drink coffee.
                                                                              CUT TO:


16   INT. HOTEL ELEVATOR- DAY                                                          16

     Bob gets into       the ded elevator.      He is stopped momentarily        by
     the Concierge       who asks him if      everything  is fine for his
     stay.
     In the elevator  Bob's surrounded   by JAPANESE BUSINESSPEOPLE
     and a FAMILY dressed   for a wedding.




                                                                       (CONTINUED)
                                                                                            -
                                                                                       BA.
    16   CONTINUED:                                                                        16




•        Across,
         a pretty
         other
         stands
                    at the other
                      Ivy-league
                  Westerner
                                        side
                                      girl
                                               of the elevator
                                             in her mid-twenties,
                                 in the elevator.
                   out in the crowd •
                                                                  he sees

                                                      Her honey-colored
                                                                        and
                                                                              CHARLOTTE,
                                                                              the only
                                                                                hair




•



•                                                                              (CONTINUED)
                                                                                      9•
16   CONTINUED: (2)                                                                   16

     She's looking at him like you do when someone new comes in
     the elevator,
     elevator

     Charlotte
     heads.
                doors.
                       but the Japanese look straight ahead at the


                  and Bob look at each other across the Japanese
               She smiles,  from one foreigner to another. The door
                                                                                                •
     opens and she gets out with the crowd. Bob watches her leave.

                                MISS KAWASAKI
                  Mr. Harris!

     He is approached  by a group of eight excited   people                from the
     commercial  company there waiting  to take him.

                              PRESS AGENT
                       (as they are on their   way)
                  We just got a request   from Tanabe Mori-
                  he is the Johnny Carson of Japan! It is              a
                  big honor to be invited    to his show.

     Bob feigns    enthusiasm    briefly.
                             MISS KAWASAKI
                  Can you stay until Friday?


                  I'll
                               BOB
                         have to see        about   that.
                                                                              CUT TO:
                                                                                                •
17   INT. PHOTO STUDIO - DAY                                                               17

     Bob's back is to us as a MAKE-UP ARTIST is putting     some final
     touches on him. The PHOTOGRAPHER    is giving her enthusiastic
     direction   in Japanese.  Bob talks on his cell phone, not
     paying attention    to the make-up artist.

                                BOB
                  Can you get    me on a flight             Thursday
                  night?

                               ELAINE (O.S.)
                  We're looking    into it Bob, but they
                  really  want you to stay to do that talk
                  show Friday,   apparently  it's  a really big
                  deal,  he's the Johnny Carson of Japan.




                                                                       (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                •
                                                           9A.
    17   CONTINUED:                                          17



•                     Yeah,   they
                                     BOB
                                     told   me •




•                                                  (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                     10.
17   CONTINUED: (2)                                                                                    17



                 These
                 think
                               ELAINE (O.S.)
                          people are paying
                          you could consider

                                BOB
                                                          you a lot,
                                                           it?
                                                                           do you                           •
                 Just    get   me out     of here         as soon as you
                 can.

                               ELAINE (O.S.)
                 Ok, you're     scheduled   to leave Saturday,
                 but we'll    hold a seat Thursday in case,
                 but first    class   is full,  you're wait-
                 listed    for an upgrade ••• there might be a
                 seat on Lufthansa ••.

                                BOB
                 Oh, great.      I'll     talk         to you later,       bye.

     He hangs   up.   The make-up       artist         dusts   him with         powder.

     The commercial   people are crowding around.    Bob's chair                               is
     swivelled  around and we see him in his tuxedo,      wearing                              too
     much make-up and some weird looking   eyeliner.

     In front of a grey backdrop,
     and Bob is handed a bottle
     A small documentary
                                    moody lighting
                                  of Suntory.
                           crew moves in on Bob with a video camera-
     the camera man is tilting   the camera at his face in arty
                                                                          is being         adjusted
                                                                                                            •
     dutch camera moves.
     The agency people crowd around.                    The photographer           is     excited
     and urges Bob to do dumb poses,                    he won't do.

                                PHOTOGRAPHER
                  Can you put     hands close to               face.

     The photographer      demonstrates            a dramatic          pose with        his    hands
     at his face.

                             BOB
                  Um, I don't think              so.    How bout       I just
                  hold the bottle.

     The photographer   starts shooting.  Bob obviously                           hates       the
     whole thing,   what you do for money.
                                                                                               CUT TO:

                                                                                                            •
                                                                                             11.




         INT. PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT                                                               18

         Bob, still   in his tuxedo and make-up from the shoot,        sits
         alone having a drink.     A JAZZ BAND FROM SAUSALITO performs.
         The SINGER is a middle-aged       woman with red wavy hair,    dressed
         in red, and takes her singing       very seriously.   She sings a
         slow version   of "Parsley,Sage,Rosemary       and Thyme".

         C.U. - a golden     beer     is    poured    very       slowly.

         Bob drinks   his   scotch,        hoping    it   will     all     go away.

         Across the bar, Charlotte    sits with JOHN, her husband (he is
         in his late twenties   and sloppy in a fashionable      way), and
         some FRIENDS - super stylish,     weird Japanese   fashion   people
          (all smoking).  One of them, CHARLIE, in a shiny suit,       keeps
         taking pictures,   and showing them magazine layouts.

                                 JAZZ SINGER
                      Thank you. We're glad to be here,                      we're
                      Sausalito.

         Charlotte   laughs and looks down, the Japanese    audience   clap
         very seriously    •.• she and Bob catch eyes - about Sausalito
         and how weird it is there.



                                                                                         CUT TO:
    19   INT. ELEVATOR- LATER                                                                      19

         The mirrored  elevator  doors close and Bob sees himself   close-
         up in the elevator's   mirrored  walls - noticing the heavy make-
         up and weird eyeliner   from the shoot which he had forgotten
         about. He looks at himself.

                                                                                         CUT TO:



    20   INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM- NIGHT                                                        20

         Charlotte  lays close to her young husband,     John. She looks to
         see if he's awake, but he's sleeping   soundly.     She leans her
         chin on his shoulder •



•                                                                                     (CONTINUED)
                                                    llA.
20   CONTINUED:                                            20




     He doesn't
                  Are   you

                   answer.
                                 CHARLOTTE
                              awake?                            •



                                                                •



                                             (CONTINUED)
                                                                •
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    20    CONTINUED:              (2)                                                                                  20




•         He grumbles
          and grabs
                              John?

                         something, opens one sleepy
                      her under the covers.
                                                    CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)



                                             He kisses
                                                       eye to
                                                          her.
                                                                                                 look    at   her,


                                                    JOHN
                              Go to        sleep.

          He holds       her        close,        but     she     can't       sleep.
                                                                                                              CUT TO:

          Charlotte           sits     on a ledge looking out                          at the big    buildings.
          The sun       is      starting    to come up. Below                          she watches    cars     going
          places.
                                                                                                              CUT TO:

    21    INT.    BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                                                              21

          Bob lies           in    bed     awake.        The clock           says      4:20.




•         The in-room
          Bob looks

          The fax
                        fax machine  is making noise
                      at the fax machine



          CLOSE ON FAX -
                        curls
                                          but doesn't

                                         and   falls      to    the       floor.
                                                                                          as a fax
                                                                                           get out
                                                                                                     rolls
                                                                                                     of bed.
                                                                                                             in .




                                  "BOB-
                                  YOU DIDN'T TELL ME WHICH SHELVES YOU WANT
                                  IN YOUR STUDY. PLEASE PICK ONE OUT AND
                                  LET ME KNOW. I'M HAVING LOTS OF QUALITY
                                  TIME WITH THE CONSTRUCTION CREW. HOPE
                                  YOU'RE HAVING FUN THERE. LOVE, L"

          Three       pages         of    shelf        diagrams       follow.

                                                                                                              CUT TO:

     22    INT.   HOTEL GYM -NIGHT                                                                                          22

           The gym is empty except                        for an old               man vacuuming.    Bob passes
           piles  of little  towels                      and bottles               of water.   He takes  a water
           for his workout •



•                                                                                                       (CONTINUED)
                                                                      12A.
22   CONTINUED:                                                          22


     He approaches   an exercise
     drink holder of the machine.
     instruction   panel-
                                  machine and puts the water
                                     He looks at the lit-up
                           it is all in Japanese.
                                                                 in the
                                                                              •



                                                                              •



                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                              •
                                                                                                              13.
    22   CONTINUED:      (2)                                                                                    22




•        He pushes
         soothing

         He gets on it,
         peddles
         too fast.
                       a button,



                    coordinate.
                                  and the machine
                      woman's voice  recites

                               and sinks.
                                              instructions

                                               He tries
                                       He pushes
                       In an upward rotation
                                                       starts



                                                     a button
                                                                               beeping,
                                                                                in Japanese.

                                                              to make the arms and foot

                                                        he tries
                                                                   and it starts
                                                                      to reach
                                                                                          then



                                                                                      moving
                                                                                 the control
                                                                                                          a




         panel,    but is not fast         enough.     The soothing       woman's voice
         continues     instruction.(she          occasionally       includes    an English
         word- gently,        gently •.. vigorous)        He tries      to keep up with it,
         and tries     again     to push the right          button    to slow it down, but
         the machine      steps     starts    going    swiftly     backwards    instead.

                                                                                                   CUT TO:

    23   INT.   PARK HYATT LOBBY (GROUND FLOOR) -DAY                                                                23

         The agency  group         wait for      Bob. They stand              up as he approaches
         from the elevator,           trying     to mask a slight              limp.

                                      BOB
                             (everything's          fine)
                        Good morning.

         Miss Kawasaki         notices     his   limp   with        concern      as they     leave            the


•        hotel.
                                                                                                     CUT TO:



    24   EXT. SHIBUYA STATION- DAY                                                                                  24

         Charlotte     gets out at Shibuya   station,                   a crowded         neighborhood
         filled    with neon,   ads, and people.

         She looks    up at the          huge intersection       as tons            of JAPANESE
         PEOPLE wait to cross             the street,      no one steps             forward until
         the cross-walk     light         changes,    and all    of them            cross.

         A TV screen      covering        a building        plays      commercials.

          She roams around  the narrow streets,                      crowded       with    stylish
          JAPANESE KIDS, tan SCHOOLGIRLS pass                       her.

                                                                                                     CUT TO:




•
          Charlotte     wanders      down a crowded          street,          looking     around      .



                                                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                  13A.
24   CONTINUED:                                                      24


     On a small side street she stops at a little
     watches a JAPANESE MANAND WOMANtogether:
                                                    park.   She
                                                                          •



                                                                          •



                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                          •
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    24   CONTINUED: (2)                                                                                        24




•        Charlotte's

         C.U. The man reaches
         neck, and leans
                             POV -

                                 his
                           in close.
                                                  hand to the back
                                                   The woman smiles
                                                                                  of the woman's
                                                                                   at him, in love.

                                                                                                        CUT TO:



    25   INT.    CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                                                    25

         John is sound asleep.     Charlotte                is awake             next     to   him.    She
         looks at the clock    - it's    three              a.m.

         She slides       close          to him, kisses    his mouth.    He grumbles
         something      in his           deep sleep,    and rolls  over.

         She goes      to    the    couch,      stepping    over       camera           equipment.

         She looks at the fruit                  basket,   decides          to    try     an apple.      She
         has a piece but isn't                 really    hungry.

         She reaches    over some proof                sheets  and looks at a magazine,



•        but she's
         decides
                     already   looked
                   to go downstairs.
                                      at               it a few times   before. She


                                                                                                        CUT TO:



    26    INT.   PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT                                                                            26

          Bob sits   alone  at the bar.   Charlotte    sits   down a seat away
          from him, lost    in his thoughts,     he doesn't    see her until  he
          turns   and finds   her next to him. They look at each other.        A
          young BARTENDER with a sweet face tends           to them.

                                             BARTENDER
                            What can        I get you?

                                              CHARLOTTE
                            I'm    not     sure.

                                            BOB
                                    (line   from commercial)
                            For    relaxing     times, make          it--




•                                                                                                    (CONTINUED)
                                                                14A.
26   CONTINUED:                                                    26




     Charlotte
                  'Suntory

                  smiles     at
                                    BOB & BARTENDER
                                  time' !

                                  him sympathetically.
                                                                        •



                                                                        •



                                                         (CONTINUED)
                                                                        •
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    26   CONTINUED:          (2)                                                                                    26




•                      What        are


                        My wife needs
                                      BOB
                                             CHARLOTTE
                                           you doing


                                          space,
                                                     here?


                                                     I don't   know my
                        kids'  birthdays.        Everyone    wants Tiger
                        Woods, but they could         get me, so I'm here
                        doing  a whiskey     commercial.

         She   looks    at     him.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                        Oh.

         She   lifts    a cigarette,            he      lights          it     for     her.

                                             CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                        I'll       just      have a beer.

         He makes      small talk   about               the pickled                  seaweed    breakfast     and
         jet lag,      they commiserate                 about  having                  not slept     in days.

                                              BOB



•                       What


                        My husband's
                        he's
                                    about

                                     CHARLOTTE
                                        here
                              a photographer-
                                               you?


                                              for work-

                        along ... I'm not really
                                                        Why are



                                                  and I just
                                                     doing
                                                               came
                                                           anything
                                                                             you     here?




                        right   now, and we have some friends       who
                        live  here.

                                               BOB
                         How long            have you       been         married?

                                              CHARLOTTE
                         Two years.

                                              BOB
                         Try       twenty-      five.

                                               CHARLOTTE
                         You're           probably  just having  a mid-life
                         crisis.           Did you buy a Porche?

                                              BOB
                         I'm thinking           about            it .



•                                                                                                      (CONTINUED)
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26   CONTINUED: (3)                                                     26


                            CHARLOTTE
               25 years .. that's
               still
                                   a long
                       in love with your
                                            time ..• Are you
                                            wife?
                                                                             •



                                                                             •



                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                             •
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    26   CONTINUED: ( 4)                                                                           26




•                   Yes ..•
                    anymore.
                              I don't
                                     BOB

                                  I don't
                    love with one person
                    was ..• actually
                                          know, I don't     know her
                                             know if you can be in
                                                   the whole time.
                                            I was in love with her
                                                                     I

                    sister    first,     when I was twenty-one.      And
                    one day her sister          said to me she wanted
                    to move to Paris,          so I said okay,    and she
                    said no, she wanted          to move to Paris    with
                    Francois,       and she's     still married   to him.
                    And I moved in with Lydia ...           but I always
                    really    liked     Lydia.

                                     CHARLOTTE
                           (amused     with too much info)
                    Oh.

                               BOB
                    What do you do?




•
                                     CHARLOTTE
                    I'm not       sure, yet ... I graduated                 last
                    spring.

                                     BOB
                    What did       you study?

                                     CHARLOTTE
                    Philosophy.

                                     BOB
                     Oh, what      do you   do with     that?

                                     CHARLOTTE
                     I don't      know, but I can        think       about          it,   a
                     lot.

                               BOB
                     It takes a while    to figure              it   out.          I'm
                     sure you will,   though.

                                  CHARLOTTE
                     Thanks.   I'm sure your          mid-life        crisis
                     will  work out,too .




•                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
                                      16A.
26   CONTINUED: (5)                      26



               Thanks.
                         BOB
                                              •



                                              •



                               (CONTINUED)
                                              •
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    26   CONTINUED:         (6)                                                                                   26



•        They    clink     glasses.


                          I wish
                                           CHARLOTTE
                                       I could sleep.

                                            BOB
                          Me, too.



                                                                                                         CUT TO:

    27   INT.    HOTEL LOBBY - DAY                                                                                 27

         The hotel  is filled  with businesspeople.                                A dressed         up FAMILY
         is going to lunch.   We follow   a jet-lagged                              Charlotte         and John,
         as they walk down the lobby hall.

         An energetic         blonde actress,                KELLY, pops           up to     them.     (She's
         carrying        a copy of Memoirs             of     a Geisha.)

         John,      who was       holding      Charlotte's            hand,      drops      it .



•                         John!


                          I'm just
                          about you?
                                          KELLY
                                      What are you

                                      JOHN
                                    here shooting
                                                             doing      here!?


                                                                     this     band,      what


                                             KELLY
                          Promoting         that  action         movie        I did ...

         She does        a karate       chop    and    laughs.

                                        KELLY (CONT'D)
                          ... doing like    twenty million                     interviews   a
                          day ...  It's  §QQ good to see                      you. How long
                          are you here for?

                                           JOHN
                          We're       here for the week.                I'm      shooting       in
                          Osaka       for a few days.

                                          KELLY
                          It's      amazing there!



•                                                                                                    (CONTINUED)
                                                                        17A.
27   CONTINUED:                                                            27



                  Have


                  No!
                               JOHN
                          you met Charlotte?


                         Hi!
                                 KELLY
                               So great   to   meet
                                                      My wife.


                                                       you!
                                                                                •



                                                                                •



                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                                                •
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    27   CONTINUED: ( 2)                                                                                27




•                          Hi,     nice    to

                                         KELLY
                                                CHARLOTTE
                                                 meet you.


                           You know, John,     you're my favorite
                           photographer,     I only want to be shot                by
                           you.

         Charlotte         looks     at    John.

                                                JOHN
                           Uh .. thanks.

                                            KELLY
                                  (as she fans out her top)
                           Sorry     if I have the worst     B.O., I've  been
                           sweating       in this  little room with T.V.
                           lights      for hours ...

         Kelly,   giggling   and acting all too                    comfortable     with    herself,
         is eating    up all the oxygen around                     them.




•
                                                JOHN
                           Oh no ...

                                       KELLY
                                (with a big smile)
                           .•. Well,  I have the worst headache,   I
                           have to go find some aspirin.    But, call
                           me, let's   have a drink,  I'm under Evelyn
                           Waugh.

         Kelly       giggles.       Charlotte          smirks.


                                             JOHN
                           Ok,     see    you later.

         And Kelly     and her make-up                  artist   and   publicist   are    off.   John
         and Charlotte     continue.



                                                CHARLOTTE
                           Evelyn         Waugh?

                                                JOHN


•                          What?



                                                                                          (CONTINUED)
                                                  18A.
27   CONTINUED: ( 3 )                                27



                Evelyn
                            CHARLOTTE
                         Waugh was a man.                 •



                                                          •



                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                          •
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    27    CONTINUED:         ( 4)                                                                                        27




•         John    shrugs.


                            Oh, c'mon,
                            to Yale.
                                                JOHN
                                                 she's        nice.           Not    everyone            went


          Charlotte         shoots          him a look.

                                                JOHN (CONT'D)
                            Its      just      a pseudonyme,  it                 doesn't         matter.

                                       CHARLOTTE
                            Why do you have to defend                            her?

                                          JOHN
                            I'm not,    but do you have                         to    point      out      how
                            stupid   everyone  is.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                            No,      I thought  it was funny.                         Forget       it.


          His producer    comes up to them.       John                           puts      his     arm around



-         Charlotte,   kisses  her,  everything's



                                 (looks
                            We should
                                        PRODUCER
                                         at his watch)
                                        get going.
                                                                                 fine.




                                                 JOHN
                             OK, I'll          see you         later.

          He kisses         her      on the       cheek,        and      is     gone.

                                                                                                                   CUT TO:


     28    INT.    CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - DAY                                                                               28

           Charlotte        walks       into      the     empty         hotel        room.

           c.u. - Charlotte's                  feet      as    she      clips        her     toenails.

                                                                                                                    CUT TO:




•                                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                          19A.
28   CONTINUED:                                                              28


     c.u.   -Charlotte's   hand by an ashtray,   writes   in a journal.

                                                                      CUT TO:
                                                                                  •



                                                                                  •



                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                                                  •
                                                                                                                20.
    28   CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                                   28



•        Charlotte
         she's
                         looks
                  knitting.
                                    in a mirror,
                                      She checks
                                                             trying
                                                           the length
                                                                     on an unfinished
                                                                        on herself.
                                                                                                       scarf




                                                                                                            CUT TO:

         Charlotte  sits           on the        big   window      sill        checking      her     messages
         on the phone.

                                             CHARLOTTE (O.S.)
                                   (voice     mail recording)
                         Hi,      leave      a message ..•



         We hear     the#         key   as Charlotte          hits        it    to   interrupt        the
         message.



                                              VOICE MAIL



•
                         You have           eighteen new messages.                   Press       -

         She hits      a button.

                                       MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
                         Hi Charlotte,     I don't    know if you're       in
                         town ...  but I'm having      a birthday     party
                         for my dog, Louise,       tomorrow    night,    at my
                         house around    eight ...

         She pushes         a number        to    delete     the     message.

                                          MOTHER (O.S.)
                                (sochi)
                         Hello     darling,       hope you're       having     a
                         fabulous       time in Japan!         How exciting,          and
                         hope you and your adorable                 husband      are
                         enjoying       it ... I was sitting         next to
                         Cathryn      Myles last      night      at this     dinner
                         and she was telling           me about        her daughter
                         who had this         awful boyfriend          and a messy
                         break-up       and how hard it is,and             now she's
                         single      and wants to start            a family,       I'm
                         so glad that         you're    settled,       and not in



•
                         that    situation      .
                                           (MORE)



                                                                                                     (CONTINUED)
                                                                                            21.
28   CONTINUED: (3)                                                                           28




                                                                                                       •
                                  MOTHER (O.S.)     (CONT'D)
                   Anyway, call       me when you have a chance,
                   I'm trying      to put Thanksgiving     plans
                   together,      whether   we want to go skiing
                   or, Daddy wants to stay home and have it
                   here,     which might be easier     with Lauren
                   and the children,        but let me know what
                   your feelings       are,  I do hope you and John
                   can make it.       Call me, I love you.



     Charlotte     pushes     a button.

                                     VOICE MAIL (O.S.)
                   To hear        the next message,    press--



     Charlotte     hangs    up.

                                                                                      CUT TO:


     Charlotte     lies on the bed, in the            knit   scarf   and     underwear.
     She's    doing a quiz in a magazine:


                   "ARE YOU HAVING A MID-TWENTIES CRISIS?
                   ARE YOU FATIGUED?
                   DO YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOUR CAREER IS
                                                                                                       •
                   GOING?
                   DO YOU HATE MOST PEOPLE?"



                                                                                      CUT TO:


29   INT.   HOTEL POOL - DAY                                                                      29

     An olympic   pool is framed by tall glass  walls                 with     the    Tokyo
     view.  Bob is handed a swim cap and goggles.

     Bob watches     a Japanese         BUSINESSMAN swimming,        he looks        like   an
     over-grown     baby.

     Bob swims     laps     in the    pristine    pool.




                                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                                 21A.
    29   CONTINUED:                                                                 29




-        He continues
         of
                        his   laps.
              MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN.
                                      Under water   he sees   the   jumping   legs




-                                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                           22.
29   CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                                  29


     A disco  mixed tape starts,
     INSTRUCTOR in tight   shorts
                                  and above water
                                  leading
                                                     we see a WESTERN
                                           an aqua-aerobics
     the group of WOMEN. They jump up and down to Sister
                                                              class
                                                              Sledge.
                                                                      to


                                                                                                     CUT TO:
                                                                                                                   •
30   INT.   HOTEL SPA - DAY                                                                                   30

     Bob walks        past     the   rows    of   lockers         to   the   Sauna      room.

     He sits     in    the     sauna,      two HOTEL GUESTS speak                  German       in   the
     corner.

     Bob comes        out     from   the    sauna,    red        and   sweaty.

                                                                                                     CUT TO:

     Bob submerges            in the cold water             of    a small        pool   in   the     sauna
     room, having            a moment of relief.

                                                                                                     CUT TO:

31   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S ROOM - DAY                                                                            31

     Charlotte   lies on the floor
     to a book on tape.
     scholar   man's voice
                           After
                            speaks
                                      with big headphones
                                   a corny music intro,
                                     clearly:

                                    DR. KENGARD (O.S.)
                                                            on, listening
                                                          a very serious
                                                                                                                   •
                      Did you ever wonder what your purpose              in
                      life   is? This book is about        finding    your
                      soul's    purpose  or destiny.      Every s·oul has
                      its path,     but sometimes    that    path is not
                      clear.     The acorn theory      is an example       of
                      each soul beginning      with an imprint      ....

     Charlotte      tries      to get into it,   but can't    get past   feeling
     like    a loser      listening   to a self-help    tape.    She looks    at the
     doctor's     photo on the audio-book          box, he's   bald,   in a
     turtleneck       and glasses.

                                                                                                     CUT TO:




                                                                                                                   •
                                                                          22A.




    INT.   HOTEL - DAY                                                           32

    Charlotte    follows     a JAPANESE FAMILY in   formal dress    out of
    the elevator      onto   the mezzanine level.   She wanders    down a big
    hall.




-



-                                                                  (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                    23.
32   CONTINUED:                                                                                       32


     She sees an open door and steps
     in the midst
     with wide eyes,
     enthusiastically.
                       of a press
                          behind
                                   conference.
                                  a table,
                                               in the crowded
                                                    Cameras flash
                                               answers  questions
                                                                  room, which
                                                                      as Kelly,
                                                                                                       is
                                                                                                                 •
                               KELLY
                  You know, barbecuing,    and yoga,    and I
                  love taking    my dogs, Buster   and Lulu,   for
                  walks on the beach ..• and it was great
                  learning   karate  for "Midnight    Racer"  - I
                  did all my own stunts!

     The JAPANESE JOURNALISTS seem excited                       by her         answer.

     Kelly   throws      a Karate      punch    for     a PHOTOGRAPHER.

                                      SWEATY JOURNALIST
                  What was          it like working  with           Keanu
                  Reeves?

                              KELLY
                  It was great.   I've known him for awhile
                  now- you know we both live    in L.A. We




33
     Charlotte

     INT.
                  both have dogs ...

                  walks     out.

             HOTEL HALLWAY- DAY                                                                             33
                                                                                                                 •
     Charlotte    continues         down a hall,          she   stops      at    an open     door
     and peeks    in.

     A quiet    group of JAPANESE WOMENare gathered               around    a table.
     Charlotte     goes in, as she gets closer            she sees they are being
     instructed     in Ikebana     floral     design.    Each woman has a little
     vase and elegant       flower    cuttings.       She watches   as they
     delicately     arrange    the tiny     flowers.

     The INSTRUCTOR hands             Charlotte        a vase and cuttings.                Alongside
     the women, Charlotte             tries    to     follow  along.

34   INT.    CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL - BATHROOM                                                                   34

     Charlotte    reclines      low in the            bathtub    staring         off.     She can
     see mount    Fuji     in the distance.

     The audio    tape     plays      on the    stereo.




                                                                                          (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                 •
                                                                        23A.
    34   CONTINUED:                                                        34




•                     Plato's
                                      DR. KENEGARD
                              (dry & monotonous)
                                  text
                      "paradeigma".
                                   (MORE)
                                         calls this image   the




•



•                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                                                            24.
34   CONTINUED: {2)                                                                           34
                                 DR. KENEGARD{CONT'D)
                  So the lot is the image that is your
                  inheritance,       your place on earth,
                  compacted into a pattern
                  selected
                  here-or
                  continually
                                                             all
                                                   that has been
                               by your soul before you even got
                             better     said, that is always and
                                    being selected   by your
                                                                                                       •
                  soul,because       time does not enter the
                  equation     of myth •••
                                                                                     CUT TO:




35   INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM- EVENING                                                         35

     With her    back to us,             Charlotte    looks   out the      big window.

     John comes up and kisses                 her.

                                     CHARLOTTE
                      How'd it      go today?

                                   JOHN


     He hugs    her
                      Good ••• I'm tired.

                        for    a moment,

                                   JOHN (CONT'D)
                                                leaning


                      I gotta go meet Kelly for a drink
                                                          on her.
                                                                                                       •
                      downstairs.    She wants to talk about                some
                      photo thing.

                                CHARLOTTE
                      Ok. Maybe I'll walk down with                 you.

                                JOHN
                      You wanna come?

                                         CHARLOTTE
                      Sure.

                                         JOHN
                              {doesn't      really   want her   to)
                      Ok.

                                                                                         CUT TO:
                                                                  24A.




    INT.   PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT                                        36

    At a corner table Charlotte sits with John, Kelly,   and DJ
    CLEAN, a skinny kid in a sweatshirt,  on tour in Japan .




•



•                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                       25.
36   CONTINUED:                                                                          36


     Charlotte

     Sausalito
                      is    bored

                      performs

                                 KELLY
                                       while

                                       in    the
                                                   Kelly   talks

                                                    background.
                                                                   on.
                                                                                              •
                      ... My Dad was anorexic.

                                            CHARLOTTE
                            (she's           never heard       of that)
                      Really?

     John   shoots         Charlotte         a look.

                                    KELLY
                             (very serious)
                      He was on the American     side at the Bay of
                      Pigs,in     Cuba, and he was taken  prisoner,
                      and they tortured     them about their    food
                      the whole time.

                                            BENZO
                      Where?


                      My dad fought
                      Bay of Pigs.
                      they would tell
                      in their
                      themselves
                                     KELLY
                                          on the American       side at the
                                         So, when he was a prisoner,
                                            them they had put poison
                                   food and they would make
                                      throw up ...     and when he got
                                                                                              •
                      back,   he did better,        but he still     has
                      food issues.       He has to have really         clean
                      food.   And really      simple.     He can't   just    go
                      have,    say, Chinese      food.

                                    JOHN
                           (trying)
                      Oh, that's     too bad.


     Charlotte        ashes her cigarette       in            a clean ashtray, and she
     watches     as    it is quickly    replaced               with a new one by a WAITER.

                                   BENZO
                           (nodding   at the view)
                      How crazy    is this  shit?




                                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                                              •
                                                    25A.
    36   CONTINUED: ( 2)                               36




•                   Yeah,   it
                                   CHARLOTTE
                                 is •




•



•                                              (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                 26.
36   CONTINUED: (3)                                                                                36


     DJ Clean

     Charlotte
                   starts

                    looks
                              doing

                              over
                                       a human beat

                                      at Kelly.

                                         KELLY
                                                              box at her.
                                                                                                           •
                      ••. Oh my god you have to try it, this
                     power cleanse      is amazing- it's     lemon
                     Juice and grade B maple syrup and cayenne
                     pepper for seven days. Just like a half a
                     teaspoon   of cayenne.       The first  few days
                     you're   a little     scattered,    but by day
                     four - it's      amazing ••. my eyes were so
                     white •••



     Charlotte      excuses      herself.
     She passes       Bob who sits          at his     usual    spot     at     the   bar,   as she
     is leaving.




                     Hi again,

                                BOB
                     Who do I have to
                     planet?
                                      CHARLOTTE
                                      how's it going?


                                                fuck    to get     off        this
                                                                                                           •
     Charlotte       laughs    with     sympathy,       but    doesn't         know what to tell
     him.

                                                                                             CUT TO:


37   INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM- NIGHT                                                               37

     John sleeps   soundly (turned away from her), Charlotte can't
     sleep.  She turns on the T.V. to a crazy local T.V. variety
     show.
                                                                                              CUT TO:




                                                                                                           •
                                                                      26A.




    INT BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                             38

    Bob can't   sleep,   he watches   the   same show on T.V.




-



-                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                           27.
38   CONTINUED:                                                                                              38


     He flips
     movie of
                  the channel-   it's
                  a man committing
                                               an old black
                                              Hari Kari.
                                                                        &   white      Japanese
                                                                                                                    •
                                                                                                    FADE IN:

39   EXT. TOKYO - MORNING                                                                                      39

     Charlotte     finds   her      way down a narrow             street        in         an old
     section     of Tokyo.

     She turns    a corner         and finds        a square      with        what         she   was
     looking   for.

                                                                                                       CUT TO:


40   EXT. TEMPLE - DAY                                                                                         40

     The sun     shines    over     a beautiful         old    temple.         Birds         chirp,
     Charlotte      approaches       and goes        inside.




                                                                                                                    •
                                                                                                       CUT TO:


41   INT.   TEMPLE - DAY                                                                                       41

     Charlotte     stands    in     the    back     and watches             a ceremony.

     A ROSHI speaks    in         Japanese,        monks   chant.    It's            all     very
     foreign.   Charlotte            tries    to    feel   something.

                                                                                                       CUT TO:


42   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - AFTERNOON                                                                 42

     Charlotte   sits     on the          bed talking to         John who's coming out of
     the bathroom,       getting          ready to go to         work. He checks  himself
     in the mirror.

                                CHARLOTTE
                    Am I shallow?

                                      JOHN
                    No, what        are you talking            about.




                                                                                                 (CONTINUED)
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•                            CHARLOTTE
                  I went to a temple
                  feel  anything •
                                       today   and   I didn't




•



•                                                               (CONTINUED)
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     He looks
                    That's


                   for     his
                                      ck.


                                      mobile
                                             JOHN



                                                      phone.
                                                                                                                    •
                                          CHARLOTTE
                     I don't           know what to do.

                                              JOHN
                    That's            ok,      you'll          figure   it     out.

     He comes      close         and    kisses          her.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                    You smell                weird.

                                              JOHN
                    What?

     She   leans    back         to    look       at    him.

                                        CHARLOTTE




     She looks
                     Like


                     I got

                    at
                                 popcorn?




                           him funny.
                                           JOHN
                                      some hair          stuff.                                                     •
                                              CHARLOTTE
                     Hair        stuff?

                                          JOHN
                     I gotta            go to work.


     He grabs her,              kissing     her good-bye,                she     wraps   her   arms   around
     him, when his              cell    phone rings.

                                    JOHN (CONT'D)
                     I'll    be right   down ... I'm                    just
                     leaving    ... ok.

     He kisses      her,         and        leaves.

                                            JOHN (CONT'D)



                                                                                                                    •
                     See you            later.



                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
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•                       Bye.
                                          CHARLOTTE


                                                                                                          CUT TO:

         She makes      a call.  We see          her   back         and hair,          as     she   looks    out
         the bright      window.

                                            CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                        Lauren?

                                            LAUREN (O.S.)
                        Charlotte?!           How's Tokyo?

                                      CHARLOTTE
                        It's   cool ...   but,I     don't     know .•.     I went
                        to a shrine     today     and all these          little
                        monk's were chanting          ...    and, I didn't
                        feel   anything   ...    I even tried        ikebana,
                         ...  and John's      using     hair    products      ... I
                        don't    know who I


•        LAUREN'S call-waiting               beeps,       cutting        off     her        sentence.

                                            LAUREN
                         Oh, wait,          can you hold        on one          sec?

                                            CHARLOTTE
                         Sure.

         Charlotte      waits.

                                            LAUREN
                         Sorry      about     that, what        were       you       saying?

         In the      background         a baby   starts        crying.

                                           CHARLOTTE
                         Oh,     it's    nothing ... I better                  go,     I'll
                         talk      to   you later.

                                     LAUREN
                         Ok, have fun there,   you're  so lucky you
                         don't  have any kids yet and you can go
                         off to Japan •.. call  me when you get
                         back .



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               Ok, bye.
                          CHARLOTTE
                                                    •



                                                    •



                                      (CONTINUED)
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•        She hangs
         she wipes
                        up.
                        the
                                 She sits
                                 tears,
                                             there
                                          trying
                                                       for a moment, starting
                                                     to make them go away.
                                                                                          to   cry,




                                                                                               CUT TO:

    43   INT.   SUBWAY- AFTERNOON                                                                          43

         Tokyo goes by out the window.         Charlotte      looks  at the PEOPLE
         on the crowded     train.    A sweaty BUSINESSMAN blots        his face
         with a little     handkerchief.      Another    older    BUSINESSMAN reads
         an erotic    comic book.

    44   INT.   SUBWAYSTATION - AFTERNOON                                                                  44

         Charlotte looks up at the               many signs,     trying     to figure          out
         which way to go, but they               are all in     Japanese      characters.
         Confused, she chooses  the              west exit.

    45   EXT. STREET - AFTERNOON                                                                           45


-        Charlotte

         She stops
         of the wedding
         touched,
                        walks       down a little

                       at a window of

                     Japanese
                              portraits.
                                   brides
                                                       street

                                                a portrait
                                                                in

                                                            studio
                                                                     a quiet

                                                                   and
                                                 They are very formal
                                                and grooms dressed  in
                                                                                   neighborhood.

                                                                                  looks at
                                                                                  and re-
                                                                                  a Western
                                                                                                  all

                                                                                                   old-
         fashion   style.

                                                                                               CUT TO:

    46   EXT. ARCADE -DAY                                                                                  46

         Charlotte      looks through         the window as      a tan Japanese            boy,
         tries    to   win a stuffed         animal  for his     girlfriend.

    47   INT.   ARCADE - AFTERNOON                                                                         47

         In a crowded       arcade,  Charlotte watches  some kids play Dance
         Revolution,      a video game where you dance along to cues on the
         light-up    floor.     One BUSINESSMAN in a suit  is really  good and
         into    it.

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



•                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
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     She looks
     filled
                 at a firefighter
             with some little
                                                    game,
                                                character
                                                                   and rows of plexi
                                                                    dolls  you try to
                                                                                                    boxes
                                                                                                    win.

                                                                                                           CUT TO:
                                                                                                                               •
48   INT.   GALLERY BOOKSTORE - DAY                                                                                       48

     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.



                                                                                                            CUT TO:




                                                                                                                               •
49   EXT. SHIBUYA - DAY                                                                                                   49

     Charlotte    stands        alone on a side                    street,         smoking      a cigarette
     and watching     the       CROWDS go by.

                                                                                                            CUT TO:


50   EXT. SHIBUYA - DAY                                                                                                   50

     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.

                                                                                                            CUT TO:


51   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON                                                                       51

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

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




                                                                                                                               •
                                                                                                            CUT TO:




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•        We hear   the   shower   running   in   the   bathroom   •




•



•                                                                     (CONTINUED)
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     Charlotte
     blossom

     She goes over
     flops down.
                      decorates
                   decorations.

                                  to     the
                                                the


                                                 bed
                                                        room,


                                                            and
                                                                      putting


                                                                   stubs        her
                                                                                       up some paper


                                                                                        toe     on it,    as
                                                                                                               cherry


                                                                                                                she
                                                                                                                               •
                                                 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


                           Yeah.
                                  off.




                                       JOHN
                                                 CHARLOTTE
                                                                                                                               •
                           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.




                                                                                                           (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                               •
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    51   CONTINUED: ( 3)                                       51




•                   Will
                                 JOHN (CONT'D)
                           you please  stop smoking?




•



•                                                      (CONTINUED)
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                  But I like
                  much.
                                           CHARLOTTE
                                            to •.. and I don't


                                           JOHN
                                                                           smoke         that
                                                                                                                              •
                   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.


                   I'm not.
                   into it.
                                         CHARLOTTE
                                      It's  just


                                           JOHN
                                                 corny,                 but      I'm     not
                                                                                                                              •
                   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 (CONT'D)
                   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.




                                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                              •
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    51   CONTINUED: ( 5 )                                                    51

•        As he unplugs    his   cell   phone   from   the   wall.

                                   JOHN (CONT'D}
                    Are     you sure you want to        stay?




•



•                                                                   (CONTINUED}
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     He looks
                      Are

                     at      her-
                                          CHARLOTTE
                                   you sure you have

                                         like    don't   make
                                                                  to

                                                                   it
                                                                        go?

                                                                        harder.
                                                                                                                         •
                                      CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                          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
     tickling
                   her, kisses
                her in a burst
     around his neck.


                          I miss         you.
                                                   her, bites
                                                    of affection.


                                                CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                                                                  her,  grabs  her
                                                                       She laughs,
                                                                                             ribs,
                                                                                               her     arms
                                                                                                                         •
                                                JOHN
                          It'll       just       be a few days.


     He kisses            her      and     is   off.

     Charlotte            sits      there       alone    with     the    unopened     bottles         of
     champagne.


                                                                                                           CUT TO:



52   INT.    PARK HYATT POOL - EVENING                                                                              52

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



                                                                                                                         •
     piece     bathing             suit) as the          sun goes down.



                                                                                                   (CONTINUED)
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    52    CONTINUED:                                                                                               52




•   53    INT.    PARK HYATT HALL - EVENING
                                                                                                       FADE OUT:



                                                                                                                     53

          Leaving in her robe,                    Charlotte       runs   into    Bob,     in    his     robe,
          going to the pool.

                                              CHARLOTTE
                       Oh,     hi.

                                       BOB
                                (awkward,  but glad to run                       into
                                 her)
                       Hi.      Did you have a nice swim?

                                          CHARLOTTE
                       Yeah.          Did you get some sleep?

                                       BOB
                       No,      how about you?




•                      Not


                       I'm
                                really.


                                here
                                               BOB
                                                  CHARLOTTE



                                             for the
                                                    How long are


                                                              week.
                                                                         you    here     for?




                                               CHARLOTTE
                       Oh,good.              Do you want to go to a party
                       tonight              with me and some friends who live
                       here?

                                                  BOB
                       Ok.

                                                CHARLOTTE
                       See      you         later.

          He watches     her         go.
                                                                                                              CUT TO:

     54    INT.   BOB'S ROOM -               EVENING                                                                    54

          As Bob opens         his         door     to   his    room,    a FedEx        package       falls     in



•
          his path .



                                                                                                      (CONTINUED)
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     He opens   it   - large   carpet   swatches   fall   out   with   a note:
                                                                                         •



                                                                                         •



                                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                         •
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    54   CONTINUED:       (2 )                                                                                          54




•        He looks
                         "BOB- WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR
                         STUDY? I LIKE THE BURGUNDY, BUT WHATEVER
                         YOU WANT. LOVE, L"

                   at them for a second,
         why is she sending   these?
                                           they all look
                                     He puts them down.
                                                                                             the     same,     and


                                                                                                               CUT TO:


    55   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                                                             55

         The elaborate           chiming      doorbell             rings.

         Charlotte       opens the          door to see Bob.                     He's wearing    an orange
         camouflage       T-shirt.          She looks  at his                    shirt, suppressing     a
         smile.

                                            CHARLOTTE
                         You really          are having              a mid-life            crisis.

                                      BOB
                              (embarrassed)
                         I know, it's     stupid               •


•        He goes into
         on inside
                       the bathroom
                    out so it's   just

         He asks her to cut the label
         some scissors.     He picks
                                       to change
                                         an orange

                                          out for him. She goes
                                     up A Soul's  Search: Finding
                                                                                it.   He comes
                                                                                  T-shirt.
                                                                                                     out     with


                                                                                                        to find
                                                                                                          Your True
                                                                                                                      it




         Calling   audio-book   box.

                                          BOB (CONT'D)
                         A Soul's        Search: Finding                        Your True
                         Calling        - are you reading                        this?

                                             CHARLOTTE
                         No.

         She returns       with      the     hotel       room        sewing         kit.

                                             BOB
                         I read       it,     too.

          She smiles,      busted,     but           doesn't          say anything     as she               cuts     his
          shirt label      with little               hotel         sewing-kit    scissors.

          She slips      on her      shoes      on to          leave        •



•                                                                                                          (CONTINUED)
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                  CUT TO:
                             •



                             •



                             •
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    INT.   TOKYO BAR - NIGHT                                                                                      56

    All white  nightclub,     lit with black lights so it seems                                     to
    glow in the dark,     with the booming sound of helicopters.
    JAPANESE GALLAGER BROTHERS walk by.

    Bob watches     Charlotte              as Charlie,      in a crazy outfit,                 hugs
    her.  Charlotte       tries            to talk    to   Bob over the loud                 music.

                                    CHARLOTTE
                  Charlie,        this is Bob.             Bob --     Charlie
                  Brown.

                                      BOB
                  Hi,     Charlie.

    They shake      hands.

                                  CHARLOTTE
                   His real     name's      Hayashi,    but someone
                   started    calling       him Charlie      because     they
                   thought    he looked        like  Charlie     Brown.



-
                   They've    all got American          nicknames
                   because    its    easier      for me to remember ...
                   they were just         out in L.A. last        month
                   doing a shoot with John ...             that    guy's
                   Mr.Valentine,        he's     the art director        of
                   their    magazine,       I don't    even know his
                   real    name, or why I call          him that.

    Bob looks   over at some SKINNY GUY in                          huge     glasses         smiling        at
    them. Charlie    hands them some drinks.

                                    CHARLIE
                   This      is   Bambi.

                                       CHARLOTTE
                   Hi.

    A young SHY GUY with               a shaved        head    smiles        at    her,      and    takes
    her picture.

    A JAPANESE KRAFTWERKCOVER-BAND plays                             Trans        Europa      Express.

     Some people   at the            bar     buy drinks       for    Bob and        insist         on
     drinking  with him.




-                                                                                             (CONTINUED)
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     Bob and Charlotte       look over as Charlie
     with the BARTENDER. The Bartender
     shooting
     through
                a real-looking
              the air.
                                                     gets into some problem
                                                gets mad and starts
                                   BB gun at him. Orange bullets
                           They all rush out of there.
                                                                    fly
                                                                                •



                                                                                -



                                                                (CONTINUED)
                                                                                -
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    56   CONTINUED:       (2 )                                                                                         56




•   57   EXT. BAR - NIGHT
                                                                                                              CUT TO:

                                                                                                                        57

         Bob and Charlotte   try to                    get past  the              crowd at the entrance.
         A big BOUNCER stops    them                   and is yelling                fast Japanese  at him.

         The crowd parts   as the Bartender                            emerges        shooting       his     BB gun,
         and Bob and Charlotte    run for it.

         BB GUN CHASE -

         The Bartender     climbs              on a car,  threatening                       them from       above.
         Bob covers    Charlotte               as they duck behind                    the      car.

         They   make    a run      for     it,        ducking        into        a pachinko       parlor.

    58   INT.PACHINKO PARLOR -NIGHT                                                                                     58

         Bob and     Charlotte    run past  the blinking                             machines,       and
         gamblers,     to another    door to the street.

         EXT. STREET - NIGHT                                                                                            59

         Bob spots  a cab          and     they run to               it,        seeing  Charlie        now
         throwing  bottles          in     the direction                   of    the bartender.

         Bob and Charlotte               get     in    the    cab.

    60   INT.   CAB -NIGHT                                                                                              60

         Charlotte      hits      her head as they get in.                           Bob yells       to     the
         driver    to   go,      but he doesn't  understand.

         Through the       windshield             they       see     the        Bartender      and   sidekick
         coming with       baseball            bats.

         They hear a bang on the door and Charlie   hops in.                                         He makes
         sure she is ok and shouts something  to the Driver,                                          and they
         speed away.

                                                                                                              CUT TO:




-
                                                                     38A •




61   INT.   KARAOKE BAR - NIGHT

     Charlie,
     into the
     Rotten.
                in his flashy outfit,
                Karaoke mic. He rolls
                                        sings "God Save the Queen"
                                        his r's just like Johnny
                                                                         61
                                                                              •



                                                                              •



                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                              •
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    61   CONTINUED:                                                                                61




•        Charlotte
         friends
         place.
         pretty
                        laughs   and loves watching
                     wear the different
                    There are big bottles
                    formal.    Bambi tries
                                           color
                                                         Charlie.   They're
                                                    wigs they provide
                                              of beer and sake.
                                           to talk     to Charlotte
                                                                              other
                                                                            at this
                                                                        They are all
                                                                        with a big
         grin,     he can barely    speak English.

                                           BAMBI
                        How's      California?
                                           CHARLOTTE
                                (smiles)
                        Good.

                                       BAMBI
                        Good •..     I like your        swimming    pool.

                                     CHARLOTTE
                        Thanks,   you guys should             come back
                        sometime.

                                           BAMBI
                        Yes .



•        He tries
         beams.
                    wigs on her. He puts
                  Bob smokes and watches.


                        Kawaii.
                                                        a light


                                           BAMBI (CONT'D)
                                                                   pink     wig   on her   and




          (Kawaii     means     "cute")

         She smiles      a lovable         smile   at   Bambi.
                                                                                            CUT TO:

          Charlie    and Charlotte      sings       "Brass    in Pocket"   by The
          Pretenders      ("you're   special,         so special   ... "), everyone is
          drunk now, as they all sing               along   at the chorus.     WOMENkeep
          refilling     the glasses.
                                                                                            CUT TO:

          Mr. Valentine   sings            a popular   slow heartfelt    Japanese   song
          that  everyone  knows            and sings   along  to. Charlotte     and Bob
          look at each other,              it is very foreign,      but Bob likes   being
          there  with Charlotte              and her friends.




•         She flips     through       a big    binder    of   songs .



                                                                                       (CONTINUED)
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                             CHARLOTTE
                  What do you feel like   singing,   Bob?
                                                                           •



                                                                           •



                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                           •
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•                       No way.
                                             BOB


                                                                                                           CUT TO:

         Bob sings       "I fall    to Pieces"                to    Charlotte.         Charlie       and
         everyone      cheers    for him.

         Beer pitchers     are replaced.    Charlie starts   singing     "Angie".
         The little    room is filled    with smoke, Charlotte       makes her way
         to the door to get some air.
                                                                                                           CUT TO:

    62   INT.    KARAOKE BAR HALLWAY- NIGHT                                                                           62

         Taking a break    from the crowded       and hot Karaoke   room,
         Charlotte    sits for a break    alone    on a bench in the bright
         hallway.   It is quiet    with just    the muffled   sound of music
         from the Karaoke     room. She's    wearing   a pink geisha    wig. Bob
         sits   down next to her.

         Charlotte      lights        his        cigarette         with      some crazy        Japanese      light-


•        up lighter.

         She leans

         She looks
                        her

                        at
                                 head

                               his    hands.
                                            back     - it's        getting       too      heavy.



                                              CHARLOTTE
                         You bite           your nails?

         He nods.

                                                 CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                         I could           cut     the ones that are               left      for
                         you.

                                                 BOB
                         Ok.
                                                                                                            CUT TO:

    63    INT.   NOBU'S COMPOUND-NIGHT                                                                                63

         NOBU, a cool            skinny      stoner   guy in a Hawaiian                      shirt,     plays
         phsycadellic            records       in his seventies  hippie                      surfer-pad      .



•                                                                                                     (CONTINUED)
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     His JAPANESE GIRLFRIEND,who
     cold sake.

     Bob is   handed   a ridiculously
                                        looks


                                         big
                                                 like


                                                bong.
                                                        a 60's   pin-up,      pours
                                                                                              •



                                                                                              •



                                                                           (CONTINUED)
                                                                                              •
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    63   CONTINUED:          (2)                                                                                            63




•        Charlie

         Nobu,
                      is

                   really
                            drunk



         A SHORT GUY with thick
                                       and

                                  stoned,

                                   glasses
                                                   taking

                                                   talks    to
                                                                polaroids.

                                                                   Bob about

                                                                    introduces
                                                                                     surfing.

                                                                                        himself        to
         Charlotte, extending   his hand.

                                               HANS
                            I'm     Hans.

                                                   CHARLOTTE
                            Hans?       Nice         to meet you.

                                                                                                                CUT TO:

         Charlie  takes   pictures    of Charlotte                            and HIROMIX, a sexy
         Japanese   girl,  posing   on a sheepskin                             run. They are being
         hammy for Charlie      who loves  it.

         Bob walks up and               is     amused       watching          her,     she      sees   him     and
         gets embarrassed.
                                                                                                                CUT TO:



•        DECADENT TOKYO PARTY -

         Hiromix   dances ••• Charlotte
         sweaty but beautiful
         really  into    it,
                                          dances
                                  ••• Bob dances
                             in the midst  of all
                                                  with Hans - she looks
                                                  with his eyes closed,
                                                   of them .•• the song                                              "I
         Feel Too Young" plays.
                                                                                                                CUT TO:

    64    INT.     NOBU'S ENTRY - NIGHT                                                                                      64

          Bob and      Charlotte             are      leaving       Nobu's.      She's       wearing         Bob's
          jacket.

                                                   CHARLIE
                            Make sure              she gets        home okay?

                                                   BOB
                            I will.

          Bob takes   Charlotte's                     arm carefully   just as                she bangs her
          head walking    into    the                 glass  door - it makes                 a loud thud •




•                                                                                                           (CONTINUED)
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     She nods.
     fine.
                  Are   you ok?

                 Bob looks
                               BOB (CONT'D)


                              back   at   Charlie   who is   watching-     she's
                                                                                           •



                                                                                           •



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    •        He leads     her     into       a waiting             cab.

                                                                                                                                   CUT TO:


        65   EXT. TOKYO - NIGHT                                                                                                                 65

             POV from     cab     - Tokyo           neon        blurs      by.      It        looks         beautiful.

        66   INT.   CAB - NIGHT                                                                                                                 66

             Charlotte   looks           at the neon going by.                            She looks               over        at     Bob,
             her eyelids    are          too heavy for her.

                                                CHARLOTTE
                               I don't       want to go home.

                                               BOB
                               I know.       I don't            either.

                                                                                                                                   CUT TO:

        67   INT.   HOTEL HALL- NIGHT                                                                                                           67

•            Bob carries     a very drunk                   Charlotte             to      her      room.          Her purse
             dangling    from his arm.

        68   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S ROOM -NIGHT                                                                                                     68

             He puts her on her bed. He takes                                 her        shoes        off        for     her        and
             pulls  a blanket over her.

             He looks     at     her     lying          on the      bed.

             She opens     her        eyes    to        smile      at     him.      He wants                to    kiss        her,        but
             he leaves.

                                                                                                                                   CUT TO:

        69   INT.HOTEL HALL                                                                                                                     69

             He walks     down the           empty         hall,        not      wanting           to       leave        her.

             As he goes he looks                   at    various          trays          of     leftover               room        service
             in the hallway.

        70   INT.   BOB'S ROOM - NIGHT                                                                                                          70

•            Bob comes     back        to    his        room,      tripping              over      the        carpet           samples.



                                                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
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     He makes a phone call from bed. He's still
     thinking about his night out in Tokyo.
                                                  a little    drunk   and
                                                                              •



                                                                              •



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•                     Lydia?
                                        BOB


                                      LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Hello,     darling.

                                   BOB
                      Lydia,   I went to this    great               house
                      tonight,   this  guy designed                 and built,           you
                      would have loved it.

                                        LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Oh, yeah?         I wish I had         seen    it.

                                    BOB
                      He was this      fashion      guy, and there    were
                      all these    Japanese       fashion    people-  it's    a
                      whole other      world,     and I was talking        to
                      these   Japanese      surfers    ...  He was playing
                      all this    great    music-      I have to find out
                      what it was ...




•
                                  LYDIA (O.S.)
                      That sounds    great -- can              you hold      on •..
                           (talks  to daughter)
                      What Zoe?

                                         ZOE (O.S.)
                      I don't         want it.

                                   LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Well,    you have to have              something      for
                      breakfast.    Do you want              cereal?

                                         ZOE {O.S.)
                      No.

                                      LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Just   trying     to get her to eat
                      something     ... I'm glad you're   having                  fun.

                                         BOB
                      Yeah,     its     really   different          here.

                                    LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Well,  that's    good. I have to get the kids
                      off for school.       Can I call you in a


•                     little   while?



                                                                                               {CONTINUED)
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70   CONTINUED:        (3)                                                                                        70



                   It's
                                BOB
                        four in the
                   go to sleep.

                                        LYDIA (O.S.)
                                                    morning     ...    I'm      going     to
                                                                                                                           •
                   Ok, well ...           I love you.

                                        BOB
                   I love you,            too,      good-night,            or good-
                   morning.

                                        LYDIA (O.S.)
                   Good-night.

     He hangs    up.

                                                                                                  FADE OUT:

71   INT.   CHARLOTTE'S ROOM - MORNING                                                                                71

     Charlotte     can't  get out of bed.                     She looks        at   the    clock-        it's
     10 a.m.      She picks  up the phone.




                                                                                                                           •
                                                                                                     CUT TO:


72   INT.   BOB'S ROOM - MORNING                                                                                      72

     Bob (still  in camouflage                   T-shirt       from    last      night)        answers          the
     phone by his bed.

                                     BOB
                             (grumbly)
                    Hello?

                                     CHARLOTTE (O.S.)
                    It's     Charlotte.

                                        BOB
                    Charlotte,           who?

                                     CHARLOTTE (O.S.)
                    Thanks       for getting me back                  in      one piece.

                                                                                                     CUT TO:




                                                                                                                           •
     C.U.   Charlotte's          feet     on her       bed.



                                                                                                (CONTINUED)
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    72   CONTINUED:                                           72




•                     Of course   •
                                      BOB   (0. S.)




•



•                                                     (CONTINUED)
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     C.U.   her
                   Do you want

                  hand     wraps
                                      CHARLOTTE


                                     the
                                        to have some breakfast?

                                            phone      cord      around     her     fingers.
                                                                                                                  •
                              BOB (O.S.)
                   Yeah, I'm going to take                      a shower      and     I'll
                   meet you downstairs.

                                      CHARLOTTE
                   OK, see         you downstairs.



                                                                                                   CUT TO:


73   INT.   HOTEL RESTAURANT - DAY                                                                           73

     They sit in the bright                light.      She squints          and     drinks       a Bloody
     Mary. Bob is distant.

     She looks    across     at two middle-aged     MID-WESTERN WOMENtalking
     about plastic
     they gesture

     Charlotte
     sees the
     Sausalito.
                  redhead
                         surgery,
                      and one pulls

                    looks
                                   you can't


                              at another
                                Singer
                                                hear them,
                                        her eye lids

                                             table
                                         having
                                                        up.

                                                      by the
                                                   breakfast
                                                            but can tell  as


                                                                          elaborate
                                                                           with the
                                                                                             buffet
                                                                                             rest   of
                                                                                                       and        •
                                CHARLOTTE
                        (trying      to make it                light)
                   Hey look,    it's    Sausalito.

                                   BOB
                    I see     them every            morning.


     They don't     know what to            say. Somehow it's  too intimate                         having
     breakfast.     She eats her            breakfast  aware of her every
     movement.

     c.u. - her     POV of         soft    scrambled          eggs.

                                                                                                   CUT TO:




                                                                                                                  •
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    EXT. GOLF COURSE - DAY                                                        74

    In the   distance,   Bob swings   on a perfect   golf   course.




-



-                                                                     (CONTINUED)
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75   INT. CHARLOTTE'S HOTEL ROOM- NIGHTD
                                                                                          FADE OUT:

                                                                                                        75
                                                                                                              •
     Charlotte    lies     in bed awake.         The clock        says     its     4 a.m.

     Finally     she gives up on trying     to sleep,                and turns the light
     on. In John's      old T-shirt and Ugg boots,                   she goes to the
     couch, looks at some strange        pastry   with               an elaborate
     presentation     left by the hotel.

     She picks up a magazine,      but she's  already looked at it a few
     times before.    She hears something    and goes over to the door.
     On her way, she passes her red T. Anthony suitcase
     overflowing   with stuff   that looks like a bomb went off in it.

     A HOTEL MESSAGEenvelope   is slipped under                          the     door.   She opens
     it to see a typed note from the operator:


                  "From: Mr. Harris.


     She smiles
                   Message: Are you awake?"

                    like    she's     gotten     a valentine.


                                                                                             CUT TO:
                                                                                                              •
76   INT. BOB'S ROOM- NIGHT                                                                              76

     Bob opens the door, Charlotte's   standing   there trying                               to look
     casual,  she's happy to see him (she's    put some pants                               on and
     flip flops instead  of her dumb looking Ugg boots).

     She knocks     into    a low table,         bumping         her knee        as she comes
     in.

     Bob pours    some cold         sake,     smoothly.

     Bob and Charlotte         watch        La Dolce      Vita    with    Japanese        subtitles
     on the TV.

                              BOB
                   Hans was very attentive                 to you.




                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                              •
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    76   CONTINUED:                                                                 76



•                     I think
                      hard to
                                   CHARLOTTE
                                he kind of liked
                                imagine?
                                                   me ... Is   that   so




•



•                                                                          (CONTINUED)
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76   CONTINUED:       (2)                                                                                76



                   No,      its
                                       BOB
                                    easy.


                                       CHARLOTTE
                                                                                                              •
                   How'd          a Japanese guy get             a name like
                   Hans?

                                       BOB
                   I don't          know.

                                                                                               CUT TO:

     Anita   Ekberg       holds     the     kitten      on T.V.


                                                                                               CUT TO:

     Charlotte     gets      up to        pour   more    sake.

     She picks  up and looks at                  a prescription        bottle         on his   night
     stand  and reads the label                    Lipitor.

                               CHARLOTTE
                   Do you remember when we met at
                   ... You were wearing  a tuxedo.
                                                                        the        bar?
                                                                                                              •
                                        BOB
                   But the          first   time        I saw you was         in    the
                   elevator.

                                       CHARLOTTE
                   Really?

                                      BOB
                   Yeah,          you don't      remember?

     She shrugs.

                                   CHARLOTTE
                   Did      I scowl at you?

                                   BOB
                   No,      you smiled.




                                                                                          (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                              •
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    76   CONTINUED:    (3)                             76




•                     I don't
                                   CHARLOTTE
                                remember •




•



•                                              (CONTINUED)
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76   CONTINUED:       (4)                                                                              76



                  I know,
                                    BOB
                                  I kind of blend          in   here.

                                                                                              CUT TO:
                                                                                                            •
     Pan the   view     of Tokyo       at   night   as we hear           their       conversation:



                             CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  Why do they switch the r's                     and    l's      here?

                                     BOB (0 .C.)
                  I don't         know. My fax      said        "have     a good
                  fright".

                                      CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  Let's       never     come here again,            because         it
                  would       never     be as much fun.

                               BOB (0 .C.)
                  Ok, whatever   you want.


                              CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  Did you see Hiromix
                  with Bambi?
                                       last    night                    dancing
                                                                                                            •
                                      BOB (O.C.)
                  No,       I was     looking  at   you.

                               CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  Oh.  Well .•. they were dancing        on the
                  couch with that     weird English     guy who
                  kept talking    about hanging     out with the
                  Sex Pistols    on Kings Road ...

                                      BOB (0 .C.)
                  I got a fax           today  from    your        friend
                  Hiromix.

                                     CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  Oh,       for   her show?




                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                            •
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    76   CONTINUED:    ( 5)                                                           76




•                     No,
                      her
                                      BOB ( 0 .C.)
                              for a candlelight
                              show •
                                                     dinner,   yes,   for




•                                                                           (CONTINUED)
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                  Oh.


                  You're
                                       CHARLOTTE (O.C.)


                                  BOB (O.C.)
                             possessive.
                                                                                                       •
                                       CHARLOTTE (O.C.)
                  I know.

                                                                                            CUT TO:

     Charlotte    and Bob lie           a few feet      apart         on the     bed.


                                       CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                  I'm    stuck.         Does it get easier.

                                       BOB
                  No, yes,        it     does ...

                                       CHARLOTTE
                  Yeah?     But        look at you.




                                                                                                       •
                               BOB
                  Thanks.   It does,  the             more      you know who
                  you are ...   you don't             care      about things
                  the same way ..•

                                    CHARLOTTE
                  I just      don't    know what I'm supposed       to
                  be. I thought          maybe I wanted    to be a
                  writer    ... but I hate what I write,           and I
                  tried    taking      pictures,    but John's    so good
                  at that,       and mine are so mediocre ... and
                  every girl         goes through    a photography
                  phase,      like    horses,    you know dumb
                  pictures       of your feet ...

                                  BOB
                  You'll     figure   it out.  I'm              not    worried
                  about     you. Keep writing.

                                   CHARLOTTE
                  But,     I'm    mean.

                                       BOB
                  That's     ok.




                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                       •
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    76   CONTINUED:    (7)                                                     76



•                     And marriage,
                                      CHARLOTTE
                                         does that   get   easier?




-



-                                                                    (CONTINUED)
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                  It's   hard.
                  counselor.
                                    BOB
                                     We started


                                    CHARLOTTE
                                                      going          to   a marriage
                                                                                                          •
                  Did that        help? Did you        learn          anything?

                                 BOB
                  We established     that           we have          no
                  communication.

                                    CHARLOTTE
                  Oh.


                               BOB
                  We used to have fun,       she used to like      to
                  go to places    with me for my movies         and we
                  would laugh at all the weirdos,           but now
                  she's  tired   of it all.     She never wants to
                  leave  the kids,    she doesn't     need me, and
                  they don't    need me, I feel     like    I'm in



                                                                                                          •
                  the way. It gets complicated         when you
                  have kids ..• that     changes   everything.

                                    CHARLOTTE
                  That's      too    scary.

                                    BOB
                  When they're        born    its     like      Vietnam.            It's
                  terrifying.

                                    CHARLOTTE
                       (getting         tired)
                  No one ever         tells    you that        ...

                                     BOB
                  But,     it's      great  being with them,                after
                  they     can     talk,   and can do things                with
                  you.

                                   CHARLOTTE
                  That's     nice.     My parents        were always
                  traveling,        they weren't         around  so much.

                                     BOB
                  Where'd         you grow up?




                                                                                           (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                          •
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    76   CONTINUED:            ( 9)                                                                                       76



•                                         CHARLOTTE
                          In D.C., my dad was the Ambassador
                          France
                          school
                                    in the eighties,
                                    in Paris
                                                                      to
                                                          so we went to
                                                 for a few years ..• but we
                          mostly    lived     in D.C., and they were never
                          around ...     and then I moved to Los Angeles
                          when John and I got married        ... it's   so
                          different      there.

         They    are    starting            to     get     tired.

                                                  BOB
                           I know.

                                                  CHARLOTTE
                           John        thinks       I'm so snotty.

                                                  BOB
                           You are.

                                                  CHARLOTTE
                           I know,          but     that's what               you    like       about



•
                           me .

         She looks        over         at   him.         He does       like      her.

                                      CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                           Why do you have to be with your opposite,
                           why cant similar  people be together?

                                                BOB
                           Because          that  would             be too       easy.


         They    fall   asleep dressed,                     on top        of the           sheets,       on opposite
         sides     of the bed.

                                                                                                                FADE OUT:

    77   EXT.STREET BASKETBALL COURT -DAY                                                                                    77

         Full    of    life,          Bob plays           basketball          with         some      local   guys.

         All over       the court,               and towering             over       the      other      players,      Bob
         dominates        the game.

                                                                                                                     CUT TO:



•
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78   INT.   BOB'S HOTEL ROOM - DAY

     Bob looks
     stubble
                  at himself
               and sees that
                                       in the bathroom
                                         it's turning
                                                          mirror,
                                                       grey.
                                                                                 he feels   his
                                                                                                           78
                                                                                                                •
     He opens the hotel     shaving kit. He squirts   shaving   cream from
     the child-size   can. Even the razor   is small.    He covers   his
     face with shaving    cream when the phone rings.

                                     BOB
                   Hello?

                                     RECEPTION
                   Mr.   Harris,       we have fax            for    you!

                                     BOB
                   Ok.

                                     RECEPTION
                   Do you want         I send it         to     your     room?

                                      BOB
                            (sarcastic)
                   Great.

                                     RECEPTION
                   Thank      you,    Mr. Harris.

     He hangs   up and       shaves.

                                                                                             CUT TO:

79   INT.   HOTEL GROUND FLOOR LOBBY -DAY                                                                  79

     Bob gets   out of the elevator-     the Suntory                         group is waiting
     for him.   He ducks behind    a wall and sneaks                          out a side
     entrance   of the hotel.


80   EXT. PARK HYATT - DAY                                                                                 80

     Bob comes out of the hotel into the                         sunlight. The street               is
     crowded with MOTORCYCLEGANGS going                          by, one waves a big              flag.

     Bob watches     the strange            scene   in    the       street     for   a moment,       and
     then makes     his way past.




                                                                                                                •
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                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
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    80   CONTINUED:      80



•



•



•
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81   EXT. DAKINYAMA-DAY

     He walks down a little
     neighborhood.
     call
                                 street
                      He's wearing
            on his cell   phone.
                                           in a more old-fashioned
                                        new techno  sneakers.    He makes                                    a
                                                                                                                    81
                                                                                                                         •
                               BOB
                   Miss Kawasaki?     It's     Bob Harris ...      I'm                      not
                   going to be able to do that            interview
                   today •.• yeah ...      ok ••..  Yes, I'd love                           to
                   stay to be on his talk          show ...    sure ..
                   ok ... bye.

     A light  rain  starts   as he looks                       at a fax from Charlotte                 with
     a map she's   drawn and tries    to                     figure   out where he is                - there
     are no street    signs.

82   EXT/INT.     ICHICAN SUSHI - DAY                                                                               82

     Bob finally   finds  the small  restaurant.   The automatic door
     opens for him, and Charlotte,      at the bar with the cute chubby
     SUSHI CHEF, turns    to Bob happy to see him. He is disheveled
     from the rain    and adorable.

     He sits
     orders
                 down next
                for him.


                    You made it.
                                   to


                                CHARLOTTE
                                           Charlotte,           she   pours      him a beer         and
                                                                                                                         •
                                           BOB
                    They really              have     to    work      on that     street
                    name thing.


     A perky     recording          voice      says        "Kornichiwa!"          from      his    pocket.

                                           CHARLOTTE
                    What's         that?

     He pulls     a pink     Hello          Kitty       watch      from    his    pocket.

                                         BOB
                    It's     for        my daughter.

                                           CHARLOTTE
                    How old         is      she?




                                                                                                  (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                         •
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82   CONTINUED:                           82




•                 Four .
                           BOB




•



•                                (CONTINUED)
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     The Sushi
     banana  leaf.
                    Oh,

                   Chef
                             she'll

                              gives
                                         CHARLOTTE
                                          love it.

                                         him perfect                little          pieces         of    sushi     on a
                                                                                                                               •
     Charlotte takes  a bite of a piece                               - but         it won't   break,     so
     she has to stuff  the whole thing                              in her          mouth,   embarrassed.
     Bob makes fun of her gracelessness.

                                         BOB
                    Nice      one.

                                         CHARLOTTE
                         (mouth           full)
                    Fuck off.

     They have      lunch,       he makes            her     laugh.


     He looks      down at        her       feet     in    flip           flops,      her     toe       is    purple.

                                BOB
                    What happened


                    I don't
                    I knocked
                                    to

                                 CHARLOTTE
                              know, I think
                                 into something
                                                      your


                                                maybe I broke
                                                   the other
                                                               it?
                                                                   toe?



                                                              day ...
                                                                                                                               •
     She slips      her shoe          off      and    shows          it      to    him-      her    middle        toe   is
     black   and    blue.

                                         BOB
                    That       doesn't     look            good.

     She enjoys      the      sympathy.

                                          CHARLOTTE
                    It's       bad      isn't it?

                                         BOB
                    We should            get you to               the       doctor.

                                         CHARLOTTE
                    You think            so?

                                      BOB



                                                                                                                               •
                    Yeah,        look at that               thing.



                                                                                                             (CONTINUED)
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-        She smiles      at      him.

                                                                                                  CUT TO:

    83   EXT. DAIKANYAMASTREET - DAY                                                                        83

         Bob tries     to get a taxi,      finally  one stops   and they get in.
         He tries    to explain     "hospital",    he does pantomime,    draws a
         first    aid cross,    but the DRIVER doesn't      understand.   Charlotte
         is enjoying     Bob's effort.

         Finally   he finds              a Park       Hyatt   matchbook      and calls   the   hotel
         number.

                                                BOB
                         How do you              say "hospital"       in    Japanese?

                                               RECEPTION (O.S.)
                         Excuse          me?

                                                BOB
                         Hospital?



•        She transfers
                         One moment,

                                 call,
                                                RECEPTION (O.S.)


                                               it
                                                  please.

                                                    rings.

                                               CONCIERGE (O.S.)
                         Concierge             desk, may I help           you?

                                             BOB
                         Yes, can          you tell   me how to            say
                         "hospital"           in Japanese?

                                                CONCIERGE
                         "Hospital"              in Japanese?      Hosupitari.

                                                BOB
                         Hosupitari?
         He tells    the      Driver   who looks at him funny.                    Bob says it      again-
         faster,   with       a Japanese   accent. The driver                    nods excitedly       and
         drives   off.

                                                                                                  CUT TO:




•
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84   INT.HOSPITAL   LOBBY -DAY

     Bob and Charlotte   walk   in,   looking   around   at where   to go.
                                                                                 84
                                                                                      •



                                                                                      •



                                                                    (CONTINUED)
                                                                                      •
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    84   CONTINUED:                                                                                            84




•   85
         Bob talks



         INT.
                      to   a woman at



                HOSPITAL 2ND FLOOR-DAY
                                               the   desk   to   explain     what   they       need.

                                                                                                CUT TO:

                                                                                                                85

         Bob takes    a seat         in waiting area        as   Charlotte     goes     into      a
         little   room with          a number on it.

         Bob waits    next      to      a 100 year    old   lady.

                                                                                                CUT TO:

    86   INT.   HOSPITAL - DAY                                                                                  86

         Charlotte   stands  alone barefoot on a little   box,                        wearing         a
         lead apron,    as a MAN and ASSISTANT X-ray different                          angles            of
         her foot.
                                                                                                CUT TO:

    87   INT.   HOSPITAL GIFT SHOP - DAY                                                                        87




•
         Bob looks around at all the Japanese                       gift stuff,     and    buys a
         little  stuffed bunny. His phone rings                      as he's    paying     for it.

                                           BOB
                       Hello?

                                           ELAINE ( 0 • S . )
                       Bob,      it's      me.

                                           BOB
                       Oh, hi,          Elaine.

                                   ELAINE (O.S.)
                       So, we got you on an earlier         flight,    but
                       I really  think   you should    think     about
                       staying  for that    talk show.

                                           BOB
                       Ok.

                                           ELAINE (0. S.)
                       You'll           do it?




•                                                                                        (CONTINUED)
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                  Yeah,   I'll
                                 BOB
                                  stay.

                                          CUT TO:
                                                     •



                                                     •



                                                     •
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         INT.   HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY                                                                             88

         Charlotte's    foot X-rays    are displayed     on a big light    box. An
         older    DOCTOR talks   about them in Japanese        to his younger
         ASSISTANT as he wraps Charlotte's          toes  together.   She doesn't
         know what they're     talking    about.

    89   INT.   HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY                                                                     89

         Charlotte   comes         out      where     Bob waits     with   the   little    stuffed
         bunny.

                                            CHARLOTTE
                      Is    that         for me?

                                                                                               CUT TO:


    90   EXT. PARK HYATT - LATE AFTERNOON                                                                       90

         Bob and Charlotte               arrive       back at the massive     hotel,      they
         stroll in casually,                 she    is carrying   the stuffed      rabbit      in     her



-
         arm.


                                                                                               CUT TO:

    91   INT.   HOTEL SPA BATH - EVENING                                                                        91

         Bob reclines    in the big Japanese       wooden tub,                   steam rises         as
         he is turning     red.   His phone rings.    He dries                   his hands
         quickly   to reach     it before  it stops    ringing.

                                             BOB
                      Hello?

                                             LYDIA {O.S.)
                      Bob?

                                             BOB
                      Hi,    Lydia.

                                           LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Is    this         a bad time?

                                             BOB
                      Uh, no.


-                                                                                         (CONTINUED)
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91   CONTINUED:                                                           91



                  It's  really
                               LYDIA (O.S.)

                  get the carpet
                  burgundy.
                                 hard to reach you •.. Did you
                                     samples? I like the
                                                                               •



                                                                               •



                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                                               •
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    91   CONTINUED:     (2)                                                                        91



•                     Ok, whatever


                      It's
                                   BOB



                                just
                                     you think

                                         LYDIA (O.S.)
                                         carpet.
                                                           ..•      I'm     lost.




                                         BOB
                      That's         not what     I'm   talking           about.

                                          LYDIA (O.S.)
                      What are          you talking    about?

                                          BOB
                      I don't          know.

                                          LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Is     there      anything  I can          do?

                                          BOB
                      I don't          know ...   I want    to be more
                      healthy.          I want    to eat    better.




•
                                          LYDIA (O.S.)
                      What?

                                         BOB
                      You know,          eat healthier.

                                           LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Alright?

                                           BOB
                      Not      all     that  pasta.

                                          LYDIA (O.S.)
                      Fine.

                                       BOB
                      Like      Japanese   food.

                                     LYDIA (O.S.)
                           (sarcastic}
                      Why don't     you just  stay               there,       and   you
                      can have it everyday.

                                 BOB
                      Oh, come on .



•                                                                                         (CONTINUED}
                                                                    SBA.
91   CONTINUED: (3)                                                    91


                           LYDIA (O.S.)
               I have to go, Adam's tormenting
               talk
               Ok?
                     to you later.
                                                  Zoe, I'll
                                    Are you going to be
                                                                            •



                                                                            •



                                                              (CONTINUED)
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    91   CONTINUED:           (4)                                                                                    91



•                        Yeah,        I'll
                                              BOB
                                               be fine.        Bye.

                                                                                                             CUT TO:

    92   INT.    CAR - NIGHT                                                                                          92

         Bob rides       in     the    back     of    a cab.

                                       CHARLOTTE (V. 0. )
                               (voice-mail     message)
                         Hi Bob, it's      Charlotte    ••• how are you
                         doing today? ••• I'm going           to meet Charlie
                         and those     guys at this      place   called
                         Orange around      ten •.• come meet us if you
                         get this ••.

                                                                                                             CUT TO:


    93   EXT. OFFICE BUILDING - NIGHT                                                                                  93




•
         Bob's     cab   pulls        up at     an empty          office       building        •


    94   INT.    OFFICE BUILDING - NIGHT                                                                               94

         Bob looks     at a fax from                 Charlotte       with a map,               wondering    if
         he's   in the right   place.                 It's     quiet    and looks              like   a generic
         office   building.

         He goes      in the little   metal                elevator,           and the door opens on
         the 8th      floor  onto a little                 nightclub           you would have never
         thought      was there.

                                                                                                             CUT TO:

    95   INT.    ORANGE NIGHTCLUB - NIGHT                                                                              95

         Lights      strobe   and Peaches'                seedy       "Fuck      the    Pain       Away" booms
         through       the speakers.

         Tan JAPANESE STRIPPERS with                       platinum           hair     dance       and hang    from
         a pole on a little  platform.

         Bob sits   alone   on a brown                 ultra       suede       couch      feeling      out    of
         place   and empty.



-                                                                                                    (CONTINUED)
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95   CONTINUED:                                                      95


     He looks     over at a table
     BROKERS. He wishes
     comfortable.
                                   of young AMERICAN INVESTMENT
                            he wasn't  there, but tries to seem           •



                                                                          •



                                                            (CONTINUED)
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    95   CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                               95




•        Charlotte
         down next
         me?' look.
                       shows up with Charlie
                       to him, and gives
                                               and the
                                           him an 'are


                                               CHARLOTTE
                                                                               other  guys. She sits
                                                                               you going to kill



                           How long          have you been            here?

         He looks     at     her     like         it's   been      forever.    She smiles         for
         forgiveness.

         They look over and see a WEIRD GUY in the corner                                     getting a
         lap dance,  they look at each other,  sharing   the                                joke of the
         place,  but both uncomfortable  about the sexuality                                   of it.

         Through a beaded curtain,                       Charlie       and Bambi     get    lap    dances   in
         a dark corner  of pillows.

         Charlotte         looks     at     Bob.



                                                  CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                           C'mon,         let's     go .



•   96   EXT. TOKYO STREETS - NIGHT
                                                                                                        CUT TO:

                                                                                                                 96

         Bob and Charlotte                 go up to a cab, but the driver      refuses
         them. They don't                 know why, but just    make their   way down an
         empty side street.                 Little plastic   cherry  blossom   decorations
         hang above them.

                                               BOB
                           Where's          your husband?

                                        CHARLOTTE
                                (like   she's said it                    a million
                                 times)
                           Working.

                                       BOB
                            Do you ever see               him?




•                                                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                            60A.
96   CONTINUED:                                                96




                  Yeah.
                          (sorta)


                             BOB
                                    CHARLOTTE
                                                                    •
                  Do you know where        we are?




                                                                    •



                                                     (CONTINUED)
                                                                    •
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    96   CONTINUED: (2)                                                                                        96



•                      No.
                                       CHARLOTTE




         She puts a coin in a vending                  machine   and takes           a cold sake
         "one-cup".   A tiny brad Pitt                head smiles   at her           next to an
         iced coffee.

                                    CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                       Isn't  it weird    there     are no street    names
                       in Tokyo ...   you'd    think    a city  like  this
                       would have street       names ...    you need a map
                       to get anywhere ...       look,   there  are no
                       signs •..



         They   keep   walking,      small        figures     on a little       empty        street.

                                                                                                FADE OUT:



         INT.   PARK HYATT LOBBY - NIGHT                                                                           97
         As they make their           way back,   they pass a lounge     off the
         lobby.   It's     late,    it's   pretty   empty,  a housekeeper    vacuums
         and just      a SLEEPING MAN sits        in the back of the lounge,      and a
         snuggled      up romantic       JAPANESE COUPLE sit close     to: Kelly,    the
         blonde   actress,       singing    to them.

         She stands   facing    them with a karaoke                  mic    singing      "Nobody
         Does It Better"     with all her heart.

         Bob and Charlotte          look     at    each     other   and keep     walking            (trying
         to be invisible).



                                                                                                  FADE IN:


    98   INT.CHARLOTTE'S          HOTEL ROOM -MORNING                                                              98

         Charlotte    lies    in bed. She picks                up a photo     next      to    the      bed
         as she dials      the phone .



•                                                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                              61A.
98   CONTINUED:                                                                  98

     The picture
     answers-    it's
                      is of her
                        a weird
                                  and John
                                  Japanese
                                             on their
                                             recording.
                                                          honeymoon.   The phone

                                                                                      •



                                                                                      •



                                                                       (CONTINUED)
                                                                                      •
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    98     CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                             98




•                                        CHARLOTTE
                             Um.. Hi, John,   if this   is your phone?
                             not sure ... I'm going to go to Kyoto for
                             the day ... I'll
                             Hope it's
                                                try you when I get back.
                                         going good ..•
                                                                        I'm


                                                           I love you, bye.



    99     INT.    TRAIN - DAY                                                                                 99

           Charlotte         watches      the   Japanese      countryside         go by out       her
           window.

    100    EXT. KYOTO - DAY                                                                                   100

           Charlotte    walks through              a beautiful          garden.     She's    a small
           figure    in the landscape.

           She approaches    a temple   where she stops                       to watch      a wedding
           procession.    A young bride   and groom in                      traditional       kimono
           walk under a parasol     with their   family.

           Charlotte        looks as- the nervous,  young bride  clutches her



•          mother's

           Charlotte
           temple
                           hand.  The young groom walks along with them .

                        is moved by the whole scene,
                     and the wedding  party. Her eyes
                                                                            the beauty
                                                                            well up.
                                                                                               of the


                                                                                                        CUT TO:


           She walks         up a narrow        path,      surrounded       by red     maple      leaves.

           At the      top     of    a little     hill,     she   comes     up to     a shrine.

           At its entrance        she sees a tree    covered    in little      white
           pieces    of paper tied      to its branches.     She sees Japanese
           people    writing     on the paper  and tying     them to the tree.
           Charlotte      writes   her wish on a paper      and ties      it to a branch.

                                                                                                        CUT TO:



     101    INT.    T.V.      STUDIO - DAY                                                                    101

            Exciting         music     plays    as the     talk/game        show starts     .



•                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
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101   CONTINUED:                                                                     101


      Bob,   in an elegant   suit,   goes   out   to   meet   the   HOST.
                                                                                           •



                                                                                           •



                                                                            (CONTINUED)
                                                                                           •
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    101   CONTINUED:     (2)                                                                         101



•                           (in
                       We hear
                                     TV HOST
                                  Japanese)
                                  you're    quite      a golfer.

          A TRANSLATOR translates.

                                     BOB
                             (nodding)
                       I enjoy the sport.

          The Translator    translates       - four       sentences         longer    and with
          added enthusiasm.

          After  a few questions the Host excitedly                   announces   something
          to the AUDIENCE in Japanese.   They scream,                  the lights   flash,
          Bob has no idea what's   going on.

          A cloud of smoke reveals          the IRON CHEF, with feathered                   hair,
          wearing  an 18th century         waistcoat.  A large  red chef                 hat is
          placed  on Bob's head.

                                     TRANSLATOR



•
                       They    now have the competition               for    you
                       with    the Iron Chef.

          Bob looks around        as a counter    is pulled     up to him and now Bob
          and the Iron Chef are at dueling            counters.    The Host barks
          instructions       in Japanese,     an apron with a stuffed      animal
          lobster      on it is tied     around  Bob, the crowd cheers-       there's
          no way out.

                                                                                             CUT TO:

    102   INT.   CAR - NIGHT                                                                         102

          Bob rides    in the back       of the     presidential,           looking    out   the
          window at    the city.

          He pulls   a polaroid     out    of his pocket   and looks   at it.    It's
          Charlotte,   peering    over     her shoulder  with a little    smile,
          from their   sake-drenched        night  at Nobu's  compound .




•
                                                                               63A.



103   INT.   PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT

      Melodramatic
      hating
      break,
              himself,
                       '70s Japanese

               and a seat
                           at the bar.
                                       music plays.
                                        The redheaded
                             next to him.
                                                      Bob sits  alone,
                                                        Jazz Singer    takes
                                                                                 103


                                                                                 a
                                                                                       •
                                                                        CUT TO:




                                                                                       •



                                                                                       •
                                                                                                                      64.



-104   INT.   BOB'S ROOM - MORNING                                                                                     104

       In the      harsh-morning             light,       Bob wakes           up in       his     bed.

       He hears    the       Jazz        Singer       singing     in     the      shower         "Midnight       at
       the Oasis".

       Her red mane of hair passes   frame as she ushers    in room
       service.  She seems to have taken   over the whole room. He
       wants it all to go away. She walks off to the bathroom       and
       there's  a knock at the door.   Bob rushes  to get it before    she
       can.

       He opens the door a crack,   Charlotte    looking   sweet,    is
       standing  there. Her hair  is back in a pony-tail.        Bob's  just
       wearing  a towel around his waist,     and his hair   is sticking
       up.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                       Rough        night?

       He's not      in the         mood,     he looks   at           her      like   he already             hates



-
       himself,      doesn't         need     more help.

                                             CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                       I'm going            to Daikanyama, do you want                            to
                       come walk            around?

                                            BOB
                       Yes,        but    no, I can't           right         now.

       The singer        starts          singing       again     in     the     background.

       Charlotte       gives        Bob a look.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                       Oh,        I guess     you're busy,              huh.

                                            BOB
                       I don't           want to        be.

       He watches        Charlotte           walk      away down the              beige         hall.

                                                                                                              CUT TO:




•
                                                                                 64A •




105   EXT. TOKYO STREETS - DAY

      Bob is walking
      when his cell
                        down the crowded
                       phone rings.
                                           street   looking   for   Charlotte,
                                                                                    105
                                                                                          •
                              BOB
                  Hello?




                                                                                          •



                                                                    (CONTINUED)
                                                                                          •
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    105   CONTINUED:                                                                                     105




•                      Hello,
                                      LYDIA (O.S.)
                                  Bob, it's


                             (can't
                                             me.

                                            BOB
                                             hear)
                       Hello?

                                            LYDIA (O.S.)
                       It's     Lydia,        your wife.

                                            BOB
                       I couldn't            hear     you.     How are       you?

                                            LYDIA (O.S.)
                             (sighs)
                       Fine.    Is it         going     ok?

                                            BOB
                       It's     ok.

                                            LYDIA (O.S)
                       Do you want            to ---  (garbled)



•                      What?


                       Do you want
                                            BOB


                                            LYDIA (O.S.)
                                              to talk  to            Zoe?

                                            BOB
                       Yeah.

                                   LYDIA (O.S.)
                            (calls  in background)
                       Zoe, come say hello     to your                      father   ...

          A little   girl's      voice        shouts         "Nol"   in     the   background.


                                          LYDIA (CONT'D)
                       I guess         she's  busy.

                                            BOB
                       That's         ok.


                                           LYDIA (O.S.)



•                      When are          you coming home?



                                                                                                (CONTINUED)
                                        65A.
105   CONTINUED: (2)                      105



                Tomorrow.
                            BOB
                                                •



                                                •



                                  (CONTINUED)
                                                •
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    105   CONTINUED:        (3)                                                                                               105




•                       Her ballet
                        forget.
                                              LYDIA (O.S.)
                                               recital


                                              BOB
                                                       is Saturday,                               don't



                        Ok.

          In the background   the                  daughter             calls         for     her     Mommy over       and
          over and a dog starts                    barking.

                                               LYDIA (O.S.)
                        Ok, well,             travel  safely.                    See        you     soon.

                                                 BOB
                        Bye.
                                                                                                                      CUT TO:


    106   EXT. ICHICAN SUSHI RESTAURANT - DAY                                                                                  106

          Charlotte,        with        sunglasses           on,        leans          against        the    wall     as Bob
          approaches    .



•                       You can't
                        after
                                     CHARLOTTE
                                    get sushi
                               2 o'clock.
                                               anywhere in Japan
                                            Did you know that?

                                                  BOB
                        No, we'll                 find something                     around       here.

          She goes     with        him.
                                                                                                                      CUT TO:

    107   INT.   SHABU SHABU RESTAURANT - DAY                                                                                  107

          Bob and Charlotte                are      seated         at     a big         booth        in     a corny    Shabu
          Shabu restaurant.

                                               CHARLOTTE
                         The Jazz            singer? The red-head?

          Bob looks     at        her     like-      don't         make         it     worse.

                                      CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                         Well,   I guess she's more around                                         your



•
                         age ...
                                      (MORE)


                                                                                                                (CONTINUED)
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107   CONTINUED:                                                     107
                              CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                   you guys could talk about things   in
                   common, like growing up in the fifties.
                                                                           •



                                                                           •



                                                             (CONTINUED)
                                                                           •
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    107   CONTINUED:      (2)                                                                                  107




•                       You're
                        around
                                           BOB
                                       a brat,
                                       to lavish
                                                 wasn't there   anyone
                                                   you with attention?
                                                                                       else


          She scowls     at     him.

          The waitress  brings them drinks-    she pours beer                                 slowly,   and
          turns on a pot on the table    to cook their   food.

          Charlotte     looks      at the menu- it is filled     with photos  of
          different     trays      of meat. The waitress   doesn't    speak English.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                        I can't         tell   the difference?

          They have     trouble         ordering,     but        point    to   a picture          on the
          menu.

                                        BOB
                        We'll      have two of            these.

          He makes     some small          talk,    she     is     bugged.

                                   BOB (CONT'D)
                        What do you want to drink?

                                            CHARLOTTE
                        A coke.

          He orders     the     drinks.

                                            BOB
                         So,    where'd      you go today.

                                            CHARLOTTE
                        Around.

          "This is the End" by The Doors starts    playing                               on the stereo.
          The waitress   brings two huge trays  of sliced                              raw beef.   Steam
          rises  from the pot on the table.

          The song     ends,      and     another    Doors         song   comes    on.

                                           CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                        They're         not going to play the                  whole
                        album,         are they?




•                                                                                                 (CONTINUED)
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107   CONTINUED:     (3)                                                                                      107


      They look across
      other-  the whole
                                 the table,
                                 thing
                                             over
                                        is awful.
                                                               the      steam        and meat,     at     each


                                                                                                   FADE OUT.
                                                                                                                       •
108   INT.CHARLOTTE'S          HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT                                                                108

      In the darkness,           under     covers,       Charlotte              is    woken    up by a
      loud fire  alarm.

                                                                                                         CUT TO:

109   EXT. PARK HYATT - NIGHT                                                                                    109

      The fire  alarm        booms       as the      hotel         guests       and    staff     hurry     out
      of the hotel.

      Amidst the     crowd of Hotel guests    in their  pajamas,     Charlotte
      finds  Bob-    he's wearing  a kimono and slippers.      She's   in boxer
      shorts  and    an undershirt  and slippers.


                                        BOB



                                                                                                                       •
                    I'm      sorry.

                                        CHARLOTTE
                    That      lunch      was the worst,               huh.

      He laughs.

      She looks     down at       his     feet    stuffed            into    the      little     hotel
      slippers.

                                        CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                    When are          you leaving?

                                        BOB
                    Tomorrow.

                                      CHARLOTTE
                             (friendly)
                    I'm      going to miss you.

                                        BOB
                    That's       what     you said           the     other      night.




                                                                                                 (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                       •
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    109   CONTINUED:                                  109




•                  Well,
                               CHARLOTTE
                           I mean it more now.
                                                 CUT TO:




•
                                                                                                            69.



110   INT.   PARK HYATT BAR - NIGHT

      Bob and Charlotte,
      spot at the bar,
      lights
                             still    in their
                          with the bartender,
             two cigarettes        and passes
                                                pajamas,
                                                    drinking
                                               one to him.
                                                             sit  at their
                                                                 cold sake.
                                                                            usual
                                                                              She
                                                                                                             110
                                                                                                                   •
      A NEW JAZZ BAND is              now playing.          The SINGER is full of
      enthusiasm as they              start  their        stint  at the Park Hyatt.

                                NEW SINGER
                    Good Evening.  I'm Carl West, and we're
                    thrilled  to be Joining you this week,
                    here at the NY bar in Shinjuku.

      He sings    "Where          or When" with          all      his     heart.

      Now, old-timers             there,      Bob and     Charlotte            look   at   each    other
      and chuckle.

                                SINGER
                    It seems we stood     and talked  like   this
                    before,  we looked    at each other    in the
                    same way then,    but I cant remember      where
                    or when •.•

      Bob and    Charlotte           sit     there    together.

                                        BOB
                    I don't          want to         go back      tomorrow.

                                        CHARLOTTE
                    I know.          But, it doesn't              last,      you have      to
                    go back          sometime.

                                           BOB
                    Why can't              it last?

                                          CHARLOTTE
                    I don't           know, it just    doesn't,      reality
                    changes           things ...• we can't      stay here
                    forever,            unless   maybe we started       a Jazz
                    band.

      (alt   Charlotte         dialog: I don't             know it just  doesn't,                 reality
      changes    things      ... and we can't            stay here forever)

      He looks    over       at    her.




                                                                                                (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                   •
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    110   CONTINUED:                                                                        110




•         The singer
          together,
                         continues
                       the view
                                        Where
                                     sparkling
                                                 or When,
                                                   .
                                                            as they   sit   there




•



•                                                                                   (CONTINUED)
                                                                                                                      70.
110   CONTINUED:        (2)                                                                                            110



                       Somethings
                       time,
                                     SINGER (O.C.)
                                      that happen for the first
                               seem to be happening
                       it seems we have met before,
                       before,    and loved before,
                                                      again and so
                                                         and laughed
                                                     but who knows
                                                                                                                              •
                       where or when ..•

                                                                                                              CUT TO:

111   INT.    ELEVATOR - NIGHT                                                                                         111

      Bob and    Charlotte,            drunk     in    the    elevator.

                                         CHARLOTTE
                       54?

      He nods,    she        pushes     54 for        him and           56 for        herself.

      They look at each other     across                     the        empty        elevator,       both
      leaning  against the walls.

      The elevator      stops  at 54, he leans   in to kiss    her good-night.
      They kiss    like    you would on the cheek-    but it's    closer  to



                                                                                                                              •
      their  mouths.      The door shuts-  he missed   his floor.

      The elevator         continues        up, and stops on her floor.                               They     kiss
      good-night        again and        she gets out before  the door                              closes.

      He watches  the          door     close     on her           as    she        makes    her    way down
      the long beige           hall.

                                                                                                        FADE OUT.


112   INT.    CHARLOTTE'S ROOM - DAY                                                                                    112

      A fax    comes     through        the     machine       in        the     empty       room.



      It's    a note     and cute        drawing        from        John        -


                       "SEE YOU ON SATURDAY, I MISS YOU..• "

                                                                                                              CUT TO:
                                                                                                          71.



.113         INT.   PARK HYATT LOBBY LOUNGE - DAY                                                             113

             A sexy EXECUTIVE WOMANasks Bob for a light.              He looks at                       her
             great   legs     as he lights her cigarette.      He looks  around,
             keeping     an eye out for Charlotte.        The group of commercial
             people    arrive    to see him off.

             He excuses    himself   for a moment                  and   goes   to   a phone     on a
             little  table    in the corner.

             Bob picks      up the     house       phone.

                                                 RECEPTION (O.S.)
                            Hello?        Yes?

                                                 BOB
                            Hello,        can     I have    room    5601.

                                                 RECEPTION
                            One moment.

             Traditional         Japanese        music     plays    on hold .



•            Bob gets
                             I will

                           the
                                              RECEPTION (CONT'D)
                                          connect

                                  room voice-mail.

                                          BOB
                                                   you.




                            Uh ••. Hi, Charlotte    ...  it's me, Bob ...                 ok,
                            I guess    you're   not there ... wanted    to                say
                            good-bye ...

             He hangs      up,    feeling        lame.

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       114   INT.   HOTEL RECEPTION -DAY                                                                      114

             Bob with      his bags tries   to call                again.  The commercial   people
             and hotel      staff  crowd around   to               help him, asking   about his
             stay.


                                                 BOB
                             Charlotte?



•                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
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114   CONTINUED:                                 114



               Hi,   Bob.
                            CHARLOTTE
                                                       •



                                                       •



                                        (CONTINUED)
                                                       •
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    114   CONTINUED: (2)                                                                                                114




•                       I'm just
                        jacket?
                                               BOB
                                             leaving


                                               CHARLOTTE
                                                          .•.•        do you         have     my



                        Uh, yeah ...             I'll bring                it     down.

                                          BOB
                        That'd         be great.

                                            CHARLOTTE
                        Ok,      see     you in a second.

          A member of the hotel                  staff         brings           him an envelope              on a
          little  silver tray.

          Miss Kawasaki    gives him some gifts     from their  company in
          traditional   Japanese  wrapping,     he doesn't  know what to do
          with them and has to carry      them.

          The Executive          Woman from              the        bar    walks       up to        him.    He hangs   up
          the phone.




•                        Oh, hi.


                         You're
                                               BOB


                                             EXEC WOMAN
                                        leaving?

          She looks     at    him like,            we could               have      had      some fun.

                                               BOB
                          Yeah,        yeah,     I'm       going.

          He sees     Charlotte          come out              of    the        elevator.

                                               BOB (CONT'D)
                          I have        to     go, thanks,  bye.

          He rushes      over     to     Charlotte.                 She looks           at    his    bag.


                                               CHARLOTTE
                          Just  saying           good-bye to                    everyone        before
                          you leave?

                                                BOB



•
                          Yes,     no .



                                                                                                             (CONTINUED)
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114   CONTINUED: (3)                          114


      She hands   him his   jacket.
                                                    •



                                                    •



                                      (CONTINUED)
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    114   CONTINUED:       (4)                                                                                  114




•         She waits
          he loves
                       Thanks.

                       for
                      her,
                                               BOB (CONT'D)


                                 him to say something
                                 that  she should
                                                        more. He wants
                                                   come with him.
                                                                                              to       tell   her


                                               CHARLOTTE
                       That's            it?

          The concierge          tells         him his    car   is   here.

                                              CHARLOTTE (CONT'D)
                       You're            leaving  right  now?

                                               BOB
                       Yes.

                                             CHARLOTTE
                       Well ...           have a good flight.

                                               BOB
                          Thanks .




•         She walks
                          Ok,

                       away.
                                  (hurt)
                                 bye.
                                               CHARLOTTE




          A hotel   manager   asks Bob about his luggage,     another   asks if
          he had a pleasant      stay.   Charlotte gets in the elevator     to go
          out,   the doors  close     on her back.



                                                                                                          CUT TO:

    115   EXT. PARK HYATT - DAY                                                                                     115

          It's bright     outside    the main entrance.     A presidential    pulls
          up and the automatic         door opens.  Bob squints     as the Bellboy
          in white    gloves    slowly    loads his luggage   into the trunk.



    116   INT.   CAR - DAY                                                                                          116




•
          In the   backseat,             Bob leans       back   on the       little   doily        .



                                                                                               (CONTINUED)
                                      73A.
116   CONTINUED:                        116


      The car   pulls   away.
                                              •



                                              •



                                (CONTINUED)
                                              •
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    116   CONTINUED:             (2)                                                                                       116




•         Around the
          Charlotte's
                             corner,
                              blonde


                            Can you pull
                                        BOB
                                          over
                                               he looks
                                               hair.
                                                               down a crowded



                                                               a second?
                                                                                              alley     and     sees




          The DRIVER, wearing    white cloth  gloves,   pulls  the car over
          slowly.  Bob tries  to open the door-     it won't  open, he has to
          wait for the automatic     doors to open for him (slowly).


    117   EXT. TOKYO STREETS - DAY                                                                                           117

          Bob gets        out and rushes      down the street   to where he saw
          Charlotte.         The street    is crowded with JAPANESE PEOPLE, and
          different        colored    umbrellas.    (it's  sunny out with a light
          rain).

          Music blasts  from speakers on the street,     and there   is some
          promo going on with GIRLS handing   out little    cologne    samples.
          Bob looks around  for her, but only sees dark hair,       umbrellas,
          and super tan JAPANESE KIDS.




•         In the




          But she
                       distance


                            Charlotte!

                         can't
                                         an umbrella




                                       hear
                                                 BOB


                                               him over
                                                               moves




                                                               the
                                                                              to    reveal




                                                                           loudspeaker.
                                                                                                Charlotte




                                                                                                    He rushes
                                                                                                                •




                                                                                                                     to
          her.

          c.u.     she    turns         and we see         she        is     crying.

          The music swells.                   He embraces             her,        holding     her     close     to     him
          in the crowd.

                                                  BOB (CONT'D)
                            Why are            you crying?

                                                  CHARLOTTE
                                        (sincere)
                             I'll        miss you.

          He kisses         her,        hugs     her     good-bye.

                                                     BOB
                             I know,           I'm     going     to        miss     you,too     .



•                                                                                                             (CONTINUED)
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117   CONTINUED:                        117


      He holds   her   close.

                                   CUT TO:    •



                                              •



                                (CONTINUED)
                                              •
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    117   CONTINUED:         (2)                                                                                                 117




•         Charlotte
          looks

          She smiles
                    at
                          watches
                         her.

                            at     him,
                                           Bob as he reaches


                                                and     is    lost     in
                                                                               his


                                                                             the
                                                                                          car,


                                                                                     crowd.
                                                                                                    he turns         and




          Bob gets        into     his     car.
                                                                                                                      CUT TO:

          Charlotte        walks         with     the        crowd     as they        go on their              way.

                                                                                                                      CUT TO:

    118   INT.    CAR - DAY                                                                                                       118

          Back in        the Presidential,                    alone,        Bob leans             against      the     little
          doily.         They drive     off.

          He looks out the window,                           Bob's     happy       he's          going      home,     he's
          happy he came to Tokyo.

          Bob's       P.O.V.-        Tokyo            goes    past     his     window.
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