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 terms 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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Words Related to cinemas and movies in Japanese
| Portuguese | Kanji | Romaji |
| actress | 女優 | joyuu |
| acting, performance | 演技 | engi |
| love, romance | 恋愛 | ren'ai |
| anime, animation, drawing | アニメ | anime |
| antagonist | 敵対者 | tekitaisha |
| announcement | 発表 | happyou |
| presented by | お送りします | ookuri shimasu |
| art | 芸術 | geijutsu |
| artist | 芸術家 | geijutsuka |
| to watch | 観る | miru |
| actor | 俳優 | haiyuu |
| actor | 男優 | dan'yuu |
| author, writer | 作家 | sakka |
| action | アクション | akushon |
| ticket, advance ticket | 前売り券 | maeuriken |
| ticket | 鑑賞券/チケット | kanshouken/chiketto |
| rumor | 噂 | uwasa |
| singer | 歌手 | kashu |
| song | 歌 | uta |
| cartoonist | 漫画家 | mangaka |
| cinema, theater film | 映画館 | eigakan |
| romantic comedy | ラブコメ | rabukome |
| comedy | コメディ | komedi |
| digital camera | デジカメ | "dejikame" |
| câmera | カメラ | kamera |
| director | 監督 | kantoku |
| historical drama | 時代劇 | jidaigeki |
| drama | ドラマ | drama |
| playwright, screenwriter | 脚本家 | kyakuhonka |
| dubber | 声優 | seiyuu |
| starring | 主演 | shuen |
| film Festival | 映画祭 | eigasai |
| japanese movie | 邦画 | houga |
| movie | 映画 | hey |
| film (from english) | ムービー | muubii |
| Old West movies | 西部劇 | seibugeki |
| pirated movies | 海賊版映画 | kaizokuhan eiga |
| photo | 写真 | photo |
| genre | ジャンル | janru |
| history | 物語 | story |
| horror | ホラー | hour |
| instrument | 楽器 | gakki |
| newspaper | 新聞 | shinbun |
| kabuki | 歌舞伎 | kabuki |
| movie thief | 映画泥棒 | eigadorobou |
| subtitle | 字幕 | jimaku |
| manga / comic book | 漫画 | manga |
| monster | 怪獣 | kaijuu |
| music | 音楽 | ongaku |
| offer / offer | 提供 | tekyou |
| painter | 画家 | gaka |
| popcorn | ポップコーン | poppukoon |
| plot | あらすじ | arasuji |
| first public day | 公開初日 | koukaishonichi |
| program | 番組 | bangumi |
| projector | 映写機 | eishaki |
| protagonist | 主人公 | shujinkou |
| Ads | 広告 | koukoku |
| public | 観客 | kankyaku |
| broadcasting | 放送 | housed |
| newspaper reporter | 新聞記者 | shinbunkisha |
| news reporter | 記者 | kisha |
| magazine | 雑誌 | zasshi |
| romance | 小説 | shousetsu |
| novelist | 小説家 | shousetsuka |
| script | 脚本 | kyakuhon |
| radio | ラジオ | rajio |
| TV | テレビ | terebi |
| video | 動画 | douga |
