脚本家(きゃくほんか)

きゃくほんか
noun
screenwriter, playwright
occupation
1. screenwriter, scriptwriter, playwright
A person who writes scripts for film, television, theater, or other dramatic productions. The suffix 家 indicates a professional.
有名(ゆうめい)な脚本家(きゃくほんか)がこのドラマを書(か)いた。
A famous screenwriter wrote this drama.
脚本家(きゃくほんか)を目指(めざ)して映画(えいが)の学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)っている。
I'm attending a film school aiming to become a screenwriter.
この作品(さくひん)は脚本家(きゃくほんか)と監督(かんとく)が同(おな)じ人物(じんぶつ)で、独自(どくじ)の世界観(せかいかん)が貫(つらぬ)かれている。
In this work, the screenwriter and director are the same person, and a unique worldview runs throughout.

Usage

脚本家(きゃくほんか) is composed of 脚本(きゃくほん) (script, screenplay) + 家(か) (professional suffix). A 脚本家(きゃくほんか) writes 脚本(きゃくほん) for TV dramas, films, anime, and stage plays.

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Related: 脚本(きゃくほん) (script, screenplay)
Related: 作家(さっか) (writer, author)
Related: 映画監督(えいがかんとく) (film director)
Compare: 原作家(げんさくか) (original author)
Compare: 劇作家(げきさっか) (playwright)
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Added 2026.2.27 16:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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