Waku Waku Japanese – Lesson 34: Japan Cuts!

Are you into Japanese films? In this lesson of Waku Waku Japanese, Erin introduces some Japanese words you might hear in a movie theater or a film festival! Speaking of movie festivals, our own Japan Society is holding North America’s biggest Japanese film fest from the 12th to the 28th of July. Please check us out!

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Movies – Eiga
えいが/映画

Theater/cinema – Eigakan
えいがかん/映画館

Film festival – Eigasai
えいがさい/映画祭

Tickets – Kanshouken/Chiketto
かんしょうけん/鑑賞券

Ticket bought before the event – Maeuriken
まえうりけん/前売り券

Premiere/Opening night – Koukai Shonichi
こうかいしょにち/公開初日

Watch a movie – Eiga wo miru/ Eiga wo kanshou suru
えいがをみる/映画を観る
えいがをかんしょうする/映画を鑑賞する

Popcorn- Poppu Co-n
ポップコーン

Horror – Hora-
ホラー

Action – Akushon
アクション

Historical films – Jidai geki
じだいげき/時代劇

Sword fighting movies – Chanbara
チャンバラ

Western films – Seibu geki
せいぶげき/西部劇

Movies with SF – Tokusatsu
とくさつ/特撮

Monsters (like Godzilla) – Kaijuu
かいじゅう/怪獣

Actor – Haiyuu
はいゆう/俳優

Actress – Joyuu
じょゆう/女優

Lead role – Shuen
しゅえん/主演

Supporting actors and actresses – Wakiyaku
わきやく/脇役

Directors – Kantoku
かんとく/監督

Scripts – Kyakhon
きゃくほん/脚本

Screen writers – Kyakuhon ka
きゃくほんか/脚本家

Painter – Gaka
がか/画家

Subtitles – Jimaku
じまく/字幕

Please come on over to our Japan Society and try out this words at our film festival! Omachishiteimasu, we’ll be waiting~!

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