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This page is a glossary of terms used in the Japanese film and animation industries 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 edit

Terms are listed alphabetically according to romanization.

Japanese	Rōmaji	English	Notes
アドバイザー	adobaizā	advisor
アフレコ	afureko	voice/dialogue recording	From "after recording": in Japanese animation, voices are typically recorded after the animation is complete (compare puresuko). For "dubbing," see dabingu and fukikae.
合いの手	ainote	interlude
アニメーション	animēshon	animation	Like Pokémon animation (ポケモンアニメーション, Pokémon animēshon) as an example.
アニメーションデザイン	animēshon dezain	animation design
アニメーションディレクター	animēshon direkutā	animation director
アニメーション監修	animēshon kanshū	animation supervisor
アニメーション監督	animēshon kantoku	animation director
アニメーションコーディネーター	animēshon kōdinētā	animation coordinator
アニメーションキャラクター	animēshon kyarakutā	animation character character design
アニメーションキャラクターデザイン	animēshon kyarakutā dezain	animation character design	Like animation Pokémon design (アニメーションポケモンデザイン, animēshon Pokémon dezain) as an example.
アニメーション協力	animēshon kyōryoku	animation assistance/support
アニメーションプロダクション	animēshon purodakushon	animation production
アニメーションプロデューサー	animēshon purodyūsa	animation producer
アニメーション製作	animēshon seisaku	animation production
アニメーション制作	animēshon seisaku	animation work
アニメーション製作協力	animēshon seisaku kyōryoku	animation production assistance
アニメーション制作協力	animēshon seisaku kyōryoku	animation work assistance/support
アニメーションプロデューサー	animēshon purodyūsā	animation producer
アニメーター	animētā	animator
アニメ	anime	anime
アニメデザイン	anime dezain	anime design
アニメディレクター	anime direkutā	anime director
アニメ監修	anime kanshū	anime supervisor
アニメ監督	anime kantoku	anime director
アニメコーディネーター	anime kōdinētā	anime coordinator
アニメキャラクター	anime kyarakutā	anime character
アニメキャラクターデザイン	anime kyarakutā dezain	anime character design	Like anime Pokémon design アニメポケモンデザイン, anime Pokémon dezain) as an example.
アニメ協力	anime kyōryoku	anime cooperation
アニメプロダクション	anime purodakushon	anime production
アニメプロデューサー	anime purodyūsā	anime producer
アニメ製作	anime seisaku	anime production
アニメ制作	anime seisaku	anime work
アニメ製作協力	anime seisaku kyōryoku	anime production cooperation
アニメ制作協力	anime seisaku kyōryoku	anime work cooperation
アシスタント	ashisutanto	assistant	Can be used after any credit term
アシスタントプロデューサー	ashisutanto purodyūsā	assistant producer
アソシエイトプロデューサー	asoshieito purodyūsā	associate producer
アレンジメント	arenjimento	arrangement
アテレコ	atereko	ADR/revoicing/dubbing	from to lay down a voice (声をあてる, koe o ateru)
アート	āto	art
アートデザイン	āto dezain	art design
アートディレクター	āto direkutā	art director
アート協力	āto kyōryoku	art cooperation
番組	bangumi	program
番組事業	bangumi jigyō	program business
番組宣伝	bangumi senden	program promotion
番組担当	bangumi tantō	program manager
ビデオ	bideo	video
ビデオチェック	bideo chekku	video check
ビデオディレクター	bideo direkutā	video director
ビデオ編集	bideo henshū	video editing
美術	bijutsu	art director background supervisor	In live-action, it refers to an art director (the second-highest position in the art department). In traditional animation, it refers to a background supervisor.
美術監督	bijutsu kantoku	production designer background supervisor	In live-action, it refers to a production designer (the head role of the art department). In traditional animation, it refers to a background supervisor (except on productions which have both 美術監督 and 美術 credits, in which case 美術監督 refers to a production designer).
美術設定	bijutsu settei	background artists art design	refers to the major backgrounds, usually used for individual artists
ボーカルス	bōkarusu	vocals
部長	buchō	chief director
文芸担当	bungei tantō	script supervisor
チーフディレクター	chīfu direkutā	chief director
著作	chosaku	publication, author, copyright
ダビング	dabingu	dubbing/sound mixing/audio mixing	the process of combining dialogue/ADR, sound effects and music (with original production sound, where applicable) to produce the finished soundtrack.
ディレクター	direkutā	director
動画	dōga	in-between animation video	Literally "video".
動画チェック	dōga chekku	in-between animation check	Literally "video check".
動画検査	dōga kensa	in-between animation check In-between animation supervisor	Literally "video inspection".
動画協力	dōga kyōryoku	in-between animation cooperation video cooperation	usually used to list outside studios which assisted with some of the animation. Literally "video cooperation".
エディター	editā	editor
エグゼクティブプロダクション	eguzekutibu purodakushon	executive production
エグゼクティブプロデューサー	eguzekutibu purodyūsā	executive producer
絵コンテ	ekonte	storyboard	lit. picture continuity
エンディングテーマ	endingu tēma	ending theme	The ending theme for the television production.
演出	enshutsu	assistant director director episode director direction directed by	Literally "direction", "director", "directed by".
演出助手	enshutsu joshu	production assistant assistant to the director
演奏	ensō	musical performance performed by
フィルム	firumu	film
吹替	fukikae	revoicing, or dub/dubbing	"Revoicing" is the term used in the film industry.
振付ふりつけ	furitsuke	choreography (music)	usally prefers who is choreographing the music.
原案	gen'an	original planning original development
原案協力	gen'an kyōryoku	original planning assistance/support original development assistance/support
原画	genga	key animation
原画補佐	genga hosa	key animation assistance
原作	gensaku	original work
現像	genzō	film developer developing
ゲストキャラクター	gesuto kyarakutā	guest character guest character design
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
編曲	henkyoku	arrangement (music)	usually refers to who is arranging the music
編集	henshū	editor
一部原曲	ichibu genkyoku	original score
インアソシアシオンウィズ	in asoshiashion uizu	in association with
色指定	iroshitei	colorist colorist designation colorist coordination
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
コーディネート	kōdinēto	coordination, coordinating	Usually spelled as (コーディネイト, coordinate, kōdineito.)
広報	kōhō	publicity public relations
公開日	kōkaibi	release date
コンポーザー	konpōzā	composer
コリオグラフィー	koriogurafī	choreography
構成	kōsei	organization (as in "series organization") composition
クリエーター	kuriētā	creator
脚本	kyakuhon	script screenplay
キャメラマン	kyameraman	cameraman
キャラクターデザイン	kyarakutā dezain	character design
キャラクター原案	kyarakutā genan	character draft
キャラクター設定	kyarakutā settei	initial character design character design
キャスティング	kyasutingu	casting
キャスティング協力	kyasutingu kyōryoku	casting assistance
協力	kyōryoku	coordination support
メカニックデザイン	mekanikku dezain	mechanical design	Usually shortened to メカデザイン (mekadezain, “mecha design”). This mostly refers to the design of robots.
ミキサー	mikisā	mixer
ミュージック	myūjikku	music
ネガティブ編集	negatibu henshū	negative editing	Usually shortened to ネガ編集 (nega henshū, "nega editing").
音楽	ongaku	music composer
音楽監督	ongaku kantoku	music director
音楽協力	ongaku kyōryoku	music co-production music coordination
音楽製作	ongaku seisaku	music production
音楽制作	ongaku seisaku	music work
音響	onkyō	sound
音響監督	onkyō kantoku	sound director audio director
音響効果	onkyō kōka	sound effects
音響協力	onkyō kyōryoku	sound coordinating
音響プロデューサー	onkyō purodyūsā	sound producer
音響製作	onkyō seisaku	sound production
音響制作	onkyō seisaku	sound work
オープニングテーマ	ōpuning tēma	opening theme	The opening theme for the television production.
パフォーマー	pafōmā	performer
プレスコ・プリレコ	puresuko / purireko	pre-scoring or pre-recording (esp. of the voice track)	From "pre-scoring" or "pre-recording." Voice recording for animated works in Japan is typically done after the animation is partially/fully complete, but pre-scoring has been used in a number of works, such as Knights of Sidonia.
プロダクション	purodakushon	production
プロデューサー	purodyūsā	producer
ラインプロデューサー	rainpurodyūsā	line producer
ライティングディレクター	raitingu direkutā	writing director
連絡デスク	renraku desuku	communications desk response desk
リリクス	ririkusu	lyrics
録音	rokuon	sound audio recording
録音演出	rokuon enshutsu	sound assistant director/production audio director/production recording director/production
作画	sakuga	animation key animation
作画監督	sakuga kantoku	animation director key animation director
作詞	sakushi	lyrics (music) songwriter	usually refers to who is writing the song
作曲	sakkyoku	composer (music)	usually refers to who is composing the music
撮影	satsuei	photography shooting animation camera shooting staff	This role differs greatly between live action and animation short on cameras on one hand, and digitally-composited animation on the other. In live action, traditional animation shot on film, and stop-motion animation, satsuei refers to controlling the camera movement, lighting, framing, and other aspects of the shooting process. In computer animation, and traditional animation that is inked, painted and composited digitally, satsuei refers to combining all the different visual elements together; this includes animation, backgrounds, 3D objects and digital effects. In general, this role should be referred to as compositing when writing about digitally-composited animation, to avoid confusing it for traditional film cinematography.
撮影技師	satsuei gishi	camera operator
撮影監督	satsuei kantoku	director of photography cinematographer camera director compositing supervisor/director
撮影協力	satsuei kyōryoku	camera support photography assistance compositing assistance photography cooperation
撮影製作	satsuei seisaku	photography
撮影制作	satsuei seisaku	photography camera operator compositing
サウンド	saundo	sound
製作	seisaku	production producer executive production executive producer in association with original production by special cooperative company
制作	seisaku	production work
制作デスク	seisaku desuku	production desk
製作委員会	seisaku iinkai	production committee
製作管理	seisaku kanri	production manager
制作管理	seisaku kanri	work manager
製作協力	seisaku kyōryoku	production assistance
制作協力	seisaku kyōryoku	work assistance/support
制作進行	seisaku shinkō	production assistant
製作スタジオ	seisaku sutajio	production studio
制作スタジオ	seisaku sutajio	work studio
製作担当	seisaku tantō	executive producer associate producer production manager
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
設定管理	settei kanri	setting management
設定協力	settei kyōryoku	setting cooperation staging assistance concept cooperation concept coordination
仕上	shia	coloring finish touch-up ink & paint
仕上検査	shia 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	shia 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.
仕上げ	shiage	touch-up animation clean up animation animation clean-up	Literally "finishing".
色彩設計	shikisai sekkei	color keys color design
シナリオ	shinario	script / episode script, scenario	Produced by the scriptwriter, it usually goes through 4/5 drafts before it is approved.
シンガー	shingā	singer
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	executive director chief director series director general director	Literally "general director".
ソング	songu	song
ソングライター	songuraitā	songwriter
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
総作画監督補	sōsakuga kantoku ho	assistant executive animation director
総作監補佐	sōsakukan hosa	assistant executive animation director
スーパーバイザー	sūpābaizā	production supervisor supervisor
タイミング	taimingu	timing
タイトル	taitoru	title titling title	the credits (basically who picked the font and designed the opening and ending credit rolls)
タイトルリストワーク	taitoru risuto wāku	title list work
テーマソング	tēma songu	theme song	The theme song for the television production.
提供	teikyō	sponsor	usually refers to who is sponsoring this program
テロップ	teroppu	television opaque projector
テロップリストワーク	teroppu risuto wāku	television opaque projector list work
特殊効果	tokushukōka	special effects
唄歌うた	uta	vocals song performer singer	usually refers to who is singing the song
ゼネラルマネージャー	zeneraru manējā	general manager
ゼログラフィ	zerogurafi	xerography	Usually shortened to (ゼログラフ, xerograph, zerogurafu).

Wiktionary edit

Appendix:Japanese film credit terms (not updated very often, and not likely to be updated very often)