How do you make riding around on a subway and walking around Tokyo in an aimless daze something that grips the reader on the page? The answer is in the flashes of detail.

When we can see the details in something — as in a close-up — we know it’s important. Lost in Translation is about the sensory experience and the details of a particular place. The description reflects that. Coppola conveys these details clearly, but quickly, e.g. blots his face, erotic comic, businessman in a suit playing Dance Dance Revolution.

This script shows that you can immerse a reader in specificities without becoming wordy.