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 descendants in this way.
Terms
Terms are listed alphabetically according to romanization.
Japanese | Rōmaji | English | Notes |
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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/support | |
アニメーション制作 | animēshon seisaku | animation production | |
アニメーション制作協力 | animēshon seisaku kyōryoku | animation production assistance/support | |
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/clean-up animation | |
動画チェック | dōga chekku | animation check | |
動画検査 | dōga kensa | in-between animation check In-between animation supervisor |
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動画協力 | dōga kyōryoku | supporting animation (studios) | usually used to list outside studios which assisted with some of the animation |
絵コンテ | ekonte | storyboard | lit. picture continuity |
演出 | enshutsu | production director episode director |
usually used in combination with something else (e.g., "audio director") |
演出助手 | enshutsu joshu | production assistant assistant to the director |
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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/support original development assistance/support |
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原画 | genga | key animation | |
原画補 | gengaho | key animation assistance | |
現像 | genzō | film developer | |
背景 | haikei | backgrounds setting scenery |
usually used for studios or groups that produced the backgrounds, sets or scenery, esp. in animation |
配給 | haikyū | distribution | company that distributed the film |
ハーモニィ処理 | hāmonī shori | harmony treatment | |
編集 | henshū | editor | |
色指定 | iroshitei | color design | |
助監督 | jokantoku | assistant director | |
カメラ | kamera | camera operator | |
監督 | kantoku | director | |
企画 | kikaku | planning | |
企画協力 | kikaku kyōryoku | planning coordinator/support | |
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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キャラクター設定 | kyarakutā settei | initial character design character design |
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協力 | kyōryoku | coordination support |
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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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撮影協力 | satsuei kyōryoku | camera support | |
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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製作委員会 | seisaku iinkai | production committee | |
制作管理 | seisaku kanri | production manager | |
制作協力 | seisaku kyōryoku | production assistance/support | |
制作進行 | seisaku shinkō | production assistant | |
製作担当 | seisaku tantō | executive producer associate producer production manager |
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宣伝 | senden | advertising/promotion/marketing | |
宣伝プロデューサー | senden purodyūsā | advertising/promotion/marketing producer | |
選曲 | senkyoku | theme song music selection |
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仕上 | shiage | ink & paint digital paint finish animation touch-up animation |
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仕上検査 | shiage kensa | digital paint check finish animation check touch-up animation check ink & paint check |
check the clean-up work to make sure the animation cels look good |
仕上協力 | shiage kyōryoku | ink & paint assistance/support digital paint assistance/support finish animation assistance/support touch-up animation assistance/support |
usually refers to outside studios which assisted in the ink and paint processes |
色彩設計 | shikisai sekkei | color 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 (basically who picked the font and designed the opening and ending credit rolls) |
特殊効果 | tokushukōka | special effects | |
歌 | uta | vocals song |
usually refers to who is singing the song |
Wiktionary
- Appendix:Japanese film credit terms (not updated very often, and not likely to be updated very often)