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by Lost in Boston
Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:59 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Films like LIT? Are there any?
Replies: 65
Views: 72874

For me, the film which comes close to Lost in Translation is LA Story
by Lost in Boston
Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:07 am
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: LIT on my phone
Replies: 4
Views: 5089

LIT on my phone

I use a Treo 650 smartphone and I finally ripped my DVD of Lost in Translation so I can now watch it on my phone. I find that if I have a spare minute I can watch a scene and it immediately puts me in that LIT mood that I find so magical. The file only takes up around 200 megs on my 2 gig SD card.
by Lost in Boston
Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:44 am
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Locations in the film?
Replies: 18
Views: 34656

I wont be able to to go Tokyo in 5 years, do you guys think the places in the movie are going to change alot? Unfortunately the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel has announced that the New York Bar will be closed for design renewal beginning on July 24 until September 1. Much of the movie was filmed in that b...
by Lost in Boston
Sat May 13, 2006 9:50 am
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

Sadly, if you want to see the New York Grill and Bar at the Hyatt as it appears in the movie you need to hurry. It closes July 24th for remodeling and reopens September 1st.
by Lost in Boston
Fri May 12, 2006 1:58 pm
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

I'd suggest the Tokyo Prince Park Tower Hotel. Rooms start about $200 per night and if you request a room with a north or west facing view you'll have a fantastic view of the Tokyo Park Hyatt and Shinjuku from your room (request an upper floor). The Sky Bar on the top floor of the hotel has a fantas...
by Lost in Boston
Thu May 11, 2006 7:06 pm
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

Took a photograph using my mobile phone looking out the window of the hotel room and realized afterwards that had I been sitting on the bed in my robe and slippers it would have looked a lot like the movie poster.

http://home.comcast.net/~js.ross/LiT.htm
by Lost in Boston
Thu May 11, 2006 6:55 pm
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

I leave for Narita Airport and the long flight home in a few hours. Last night was my last evening in Tokyo and I got back to the hotel late after a dinner of shabu-shabu with some good friends. I was sitting on the window sill looking out at the blinking red lights and one last time and I remembere...
by Lost in Boston
Wed May 10, 2006 6:54 am
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

I'm back in Tokyo on business. As I write this I'm listening to the Lost in Translation soundtrack and looking out the window of a high-rise luxury hotel at the blinking red lights atop every skyscrapper. The hotel is next to Zojoji Temple where the monks ring a large temple bell six times each day....
by Lost in Boston
Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:35 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: the night club worker with GUN chasting Bill, Scarelrett and
Replies: 10
Views: 8262

It's an Airsoft MP5 with a Tokyo-Mauri tracer adapter. Airsoft guns are very popular in Tokyo and the adapter allows the gun to shoot luminescent bb's.
by Lost in Boston
Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:03 pm
Forum: Forum and Site Administrivia
Topic: Forum Modifications - Chat function
Replies: 27
Views: 20134

Bob, how do you log out of the chat room? I logged in earlier today and it still shows me as being logged in hours later.
by Lost in Boston
Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:25 pm
Forum: Japan & Japanese/Asian Culture
Topic: Foreigners Feeling Isolated in Tokyo (and Japan)
Replies: 16
Views: 18539

I've read several books covering the subject of doing business in various countries including India and Japan but I've not taken any courses. Most of my business dealings in Japan are with coworkers and we are a U.S. based company so I think my Japanese coworkers are tolerant of my mistakes. There i...
by Lost in Boston
Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:08 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Weird experience yesterday while shopping
Replies: 34
Views: 21842

I’ve traveled extensively in five continents and Tokyo is unique in terms of the isolation that one experiences as a foreign traveler. In Europe things are only marginally different than the U.S. Same for Australia and Latin America. Even in China, India or other parts of Asia a smile is a smile and...
by Lost in Boston
Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:58 pm
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Weird experience yesterday while shopping
Replies: 34
Views: 21842

Marketing department for a biotech company. I travel all over the world and the sense of isolation is greater in Tokyo than in any other place I've ever been. It was the perfect setting for the film. The location heightened the isolation that both Charlotte and Bob were already experiencing in their...
by Lost in Boston
Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:37 am
Forum: Lost In Translation
Topic: Weird experience yesterday while shopping
Replies: 34
Views: 21842

I went ahead and registered. Here is the homepage for the website http://tokyoyakei.cool.ne.jp/ . It contains hundreds of high-quality images of Tokyo. The images are not mine. I travel to Tokyo for business once or twice a year and have always been mesmerized by the city's skyline, the blinking red...