記 録 映 画(きろくえいが)

きろくえいが

noun

documentary film

leisure

1. documentary film; documentary

A film that records and presents real events, people, or topics rather than telling a fictional story.

戦争(せんそう)の記録映画(きろくえいが)を観(み)た。

I watched a war documentary.

この記録映画(きろくえいが)は自然(しぜん)の美(うつく)しさを見事(みごと)にとらえている。

This documentary beautifully captures the beauty of nature.

被災地(ひさいち)の復興(ふっこう)をテーマにした記録映画(きろくえいが)が映画祭(えいがさい)で上映(じょうえい)された。

A documentary about the recovery of the disaster-affected area was screened at the film festival.

The traditional Japanese term for documentary film, composed of 記録(きろく) (record, documentation) and 映画(えいが) (movie, film). While ドキュメンタリー (the loanword) is also widely used in modern Japanese, 記録映画(きろくえいが) remains the standard native term.

Common collocations

記録映画(きろくえいが)を撮(と)る — to shoot a documentary
記録映画(きろくえいが)を制作(せいさく)する — to produce a documentary
記録映画(きろくえいが)監督(かんとく) — documentary filmmaker
記録映画(きろくえいが)祭(さい) — documentary film festival

Similar words

ドキュメンタリー — documentary (loanword; more common in casual speech and TV)
劇映画(げきえいが) — feature film, narrative film (fictional; the counterpart)
娯楽映画(ごらくえいが) — entertainment film (focuses on commercial appeal)

Usage

記録映画(きろくえいが) tends to sound more formal or traditional than ドキュメンタリー. It is preferred in academic writing, film criticism, and historical contexts.

Related Words

Compare: ドキュメンタリー (documentary (loanword)

Compare: 娯楽映画(ごらくえいが) (entertainment film)

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