Wikipedia:WikiProject Japan/Film credits glossary
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This page is a glossary of Japanese film credit terms translated into English. Translation of credits requires knowledge of the terminology used by both the American and Japanese film industries, including live action and anime. This article provides a useful translation guide for those wishing to do help out this project and its decendants in this way.
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Terms are listed alphabetically according to romanization.
| Japanese | Rōmaji | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| アフレコ | afureko | dubbing | from "after recording" |
| アニメーション | animēshon | animation | |
| アニメーション監督 | animēshon kantoku | animation director | |
| アニメーション協力 | animēshon kyōryoku | animation assistance | |
| アニメーション制作 | animēshon seisaku | animation production animation camera operator |
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| アニメーション制作協力 | animēshon seisaku kyōryoku | animation production assistance | |
| アテレコ | atereko | dubbing | from to lay down a voice (声をあてる koe wo ateru?) |
| 美術監督 | bijutsu kantoku | art director | |
| 美術設定 | bijutsu settei | background artists art design |
refers to the major backgrounds, usually used for individual artists |
| 文芸担当 | bungei tantō | script supervisor |
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| 動画 | dōga | in-between animation | |
| 動画検査 | dōga kensa | in-between animation check In-between animation supervisor |
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| 演出 | enshutsu | production director |
usually used in combination with something else (e.g., "audio director") |
| 演奏 | ensō | musical performance performed by |
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| フィルム | firumu | film | |
| 原案 | gen'an | original planning original development |
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| 原案協力 | gen'an kyōryoku | original planning assistance original development assistance |
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| 原画 | genga | key animation | |
| 現像 | genzō | film developer | |
| 背景 | haikei | backgrounds setting scenery |
usually used for studios or groups that produced the backgrounds, sets or scenery |
| 配給 | haikyū | distribution | company that distributed the film |
| 編集 | henshū | editor | |
| 助監督 | jokantoku | assistant director | |
| 監督 | kantoku | director | |
| 企画 | kikaku | planning | |
| 企画協力 | kikaku kyōryoku | planning coordinator | |
| 記録 | kiroku | recorder, production diary/journal | |
| 広報 | kōhō | publicity public relations |
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| 公開日 | kōkaibi | release date | |
| 構成 | kōsei | organization (as in "series organization") composition |
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| 脚本 | kyakuhon | script screenplay |
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| 協力 | kyōryoku | coordination collaboration |
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| 音楽 | ongaku | music composer |
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| 音楽監督 | ongaku kantoku | music director | |
| 音響 | onkyō | sound | |
| 音響監督 | onkyō kantoku | sound director audio director |
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| 音響効果 | onkyō kōka | sound effects | |
| 音響プロデューサー | onkyō purodyūsā | sound producer | |
| 音響制作 | onkyō seisaku | sound production | |
| プロデューサー | purodyūsā | producer executive producer |
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| 連絡デスク | renraku desuku | communications desk response desk |
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| 録音 | rokuon | sound audio recording |
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| 録音演出 | rokuon enshutsu | sound director/production audio director/production recording director/production |
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| 作画 | sakuga | animation key animation |
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| 作画監督 | sakuga kantoku | animation director key animation director |
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| 撮影 | satsuei | photography camera |
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| 撮影監督 | satsuei kantoku | photography director camera director |
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| 撮影制作 | satsuei seisaku | photography camera operator |
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| 製作 | seisaku | production producer executive producer |
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| 制作 | seisaku | production work |
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| 制作管理 | seisaku kanri | production manager | |
| 製作担当 | seisaku tantō | executive producer associate producer production manager |
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| 宣伝 | senden | promotion, marketing | |
| 選曲 | senkyoku | theme song music selection |
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| 仕上 | shiage | digital paint finish animation touch-up animation ink & paint |
the people who do the clean-up work to make sure the animation cels look good |
| 色彩設計 | shikisai sekkei | colour design | |
| 照明 | shōmei | lighting | |
| 照明監督 | shōmei kantoku | lighting director | |
| 主題歌 | shudaika | theme song | |
| 総 | sō | general... chief... |
This can appear before any title |
| 総監督 | sōkantoku | general director chief director series director |
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| 挿入歌 | sōnyūka | insert song background song |
song used during the movie, usually in the background (i.e., in a cafe) |
| 総作画監督 | sōsakuga kantoku | general animation director chief animation director |
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| タイトル | taitoru | titles titling |
the credits |
| 特殊効果 | tokushukōka | special effects | |
| 歌 | uta | vocals song |
usually refers to who is singing the song |
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- Glossary:Japanese film credit terms (not updated very often, and not likely to be updated very often)
