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Japanese vocabulary about cinemas and movies

In this article, we are going to see a list of words related to cinema and movies in the Japanese language. Vocabularies involving genres, technical related to film production, general aspects and items found in cinema. With the help of this article you can chat with Japanese friends about film while visiting a cinema.

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Japanese vocabulary about cinemas and movies

Cinema and Entertainment

People

  • Actress (joyuu) - actress
  • Actor - actor
  • Actor - ator
  • Voice actor (seiyuu) - dubber
  • 監督 (kantoku) - director
  • Starring - estrelando
  • Antagonist (tekitaisha) - antagonist
  • Protagonist (shujinkou) - protagonist
  • Screenwriter (kyakuhonka) - playwright, scriptwriter

Genres and Types of Movies

  • Action - action
  • コメディ (komedi) - comedy
  • ラブコメ (rabukome) - romantic comedy
  • Jidaigeki - historical drama
  • Drama - drama
  • Horror - terror
  • Western - old west movies
  • 海賊版映画 (kaizokuhan eiga) - pirated movies

General Movie

  • Movie - film
  • Movie theater (eigakan) - cinema, theater film
  • Movie Thief - movie thief
  • Film Festival - film festival
  • Movie (muubii) - film (from English)
  • Japanese film (houga) - Japanese movie

Media and Communication

Media Types

  • テレビ (terebi) - television
  • Radio - radio
  • 新聞 (shinbun) - newspaper
  • 雑誌 (zasshi) - magazine
  • 番組 (bangumi) - program
  • Video (douga) - video
  • Broadcasting (housou) - broadcasting

Advertising

  • 広告 (koukoku) - ments
  • Offering (teikyou) - offer
  • Announcement (happyou) - announcement

Art and Music

Art and Artists

  • Art - art
  • Artist (gaka) - painter
  • 漫画家 (mangaka) - cartoonist

Music

  • 音楽 (ongaku) - music
  • 楽器 (gakki) - instrument
  • 歌 (uta) - song, music

Technical and Related

Equipment

  • カメラ (kamera) - camera
  • デジカメ (dejikame) - digital camera
  • 映写機 (eishaki) - projector

Other

  • ジャンル (janru) - genre
  • 物語 (monogatari) - story
  • Plot - plot
  • Subtitles (jimaku) - legend
  • Public Premiere Day - first public day

Diverse Culture and Tradition

  • Kabuki (kabuki) - kabuki
  • Kaiju (kaijuu) - monster
  • Popcorn (poppukoon) - popcorn

Food and Leisure Expressions and Other Phrases

  • Sending (ookuri shimasu) - presented by
  • Audience (kankyaku) - public
  • 演技 (engi) - acting, performance
  • 恋愛 (ren'ai) - love, romance