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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Table of Contents
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
