What in the world?? This movie was junk. Based on the reviews, I thought this movie would rock. But, in fact, it just belongs UNDER a rock. The cinematography was nice, as I loved the shots of Tokyo and the rest of Japan. You do indeed feel you're in the country. There were some comic parts relating to the communication (or lack thereof) between the American and Japanese characters. Murray and the cute Scarlett were good in the movie, but there was no plot. In fact, the movie was hard to follow. What exactly was going on? I, myself a post-graduate psychology student, was unaware of what kind of relationship these people actually had going. I just saw no substance in the film and didn't see the connection between the characters that some others 'claim' to have seen. Sophia just got her movie hyped because of her family history apparently, because this movie was a total bore!! I was severely disappointed.