"Does anyone know?
Box office, or reaction?"
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How did the film do in Japan, anyway?
Last edited by jm on Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Indeed, while "Lost in Translation" opened all over the world last fall, it opened in image-conscious Tokyo only last weekend. Some sources say this is deliberate. Japanese decorum on culturally sensitive matters precludes angry protest or high-volume misgivings about images that might be considered unfair or "unpleasant," to use a local reviewer's term. But it is telling that the Academy-award-winning "valentine" can be seen here only in a small 300-seat theater in Shibuya, and critics warn that the film may hurt the feelings of ordinary Japanese.
That came from a Christian Science Monitor article http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0419/p07s01-woap.html
not sure how telling it is of final reception.
an article here
http://entertainment.excite.com/celebgo ... 004_1.html
says that the more negative critical response didn't seriously affect ticket sales. It stated that the number of theatres showing it rose to 70
That came from a Christian Science Monitor article http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0419/p07s01-woap.html
not sure how telling it is of final reception.
an article here
http://entertainment.excite.com/celebgo ... 004_1.html
says that the more negative critical response didn't seriously affect ticket sales. It stated that the number of theatres showing it rose to 70
"[quote:33cc4c4b5b="Azshi"]Indeed, while "Lost in Translation" opened all over the world last fall, it opened in image-conscious Tokyo only last weekend. [/quote:33cc4c4b5b]
I will read those later this weekend -- thank you. My thought is that it will be hard for it to achieve a similar emotional effect on Japanese, if not also on Japanese-familiar or on Japanese-speaking people, as it does for us Occidentalistics."
I will read those later this weekend -- thank you. My thought is that it will be hard for it to achieve a similar emotional effect on Japanese, if not also on Japanese-familiar or on Japanese-speaking people, as it does for us Occidentalistics."