Film

Bob Harris, a man, has arrived in Tokyo to film a Suntory whisky advertisement. He’s tired of her marriage. Bob feels melancholy. Charlotte is the young wife of a celebrity photographer on assignment in Tokyo. Left behind by her husband when he goes to his photo shoots, she is unsure of her present and her future and about the man she has married. Bob and Charlotte, both lonely and aimless, meet in the bar of the hotel where they are both staying and strike up a friendship. They explore Tokyo together, experiencing the differences between Japanese and American culture. On the penultimate night of his stay Bob attracts the attention of the resident vocalist of the hotel bar. The next morning, Bob awakens to find this woman in his room and Charlotte waiting for him. The pair has a brief conflict when they later meet at a restaurant, seemingly over Bob’s sleeping with this other woman. Later that night, during a fire alarm, they reconcile and express how they will each other. On the morning of his departure, as Bob is in his taxi to the airport, he sees Charlotte on a crowded street. Bob gets out and pursues Charlotte. When he reaches her, the two face each other for a long moment and then embrace. Bob whispers something in the tearful Charlotte’s ear, kisses her, and then departs