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It’s said that Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003) is a Japanese film. Not because it’s set in Tokyo (and briefly Kyoto), but because it immerses the viewer in ambiguity. From the opening shots of Scarlett Johansson’s pastel-clad bottom to the denouement whisper, unheard, between her and Bill Murray, the film is visually mesmerising but narratively…