Two main characters are lonely and find comfort in each other in Japan. No wonder they are lonely and misunderstood, because they are so conceited. Rather than communicating what's inside of them, they avoid and block their respective partners and assume they are better than the others. This movie fails to draw sympathy of main narratives from the audience.

Coppola set Japan, a mysterious and unique country from AMERICAN point of view, to emphasize their exclusions from others. She is freaking arrogant to portray Asian culture in a ludicrous and absurd way to almost point out their superiority.

The director won the prize and this movie is praised just because of her last name and the fact the movie was filmed in Japan.