娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)

ごらくえいが
noun
entertainment film; commercial movie
entertainmentculture
1. entertainment film; commercial movie
A movie made primarily for enjoyment and mass appeal, as opposed to artistic or documentary films.
夏休(なつやす)みには娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)がたくさん公開(こうかい)される。
Many entertainment films are released during summer vacation.
この監督(かんとく)は娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)と芸術映画(げいじゅつえいが)の両方(りょうほう)を手(て)がけている。
This director works on both entertainment films and art films.
昭和(しょうわ)の時代(じだい)には娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)が日本(にほん)の大衆文化(たいしゅうぶんか)の中心(ちゅうしん)だった。
In the Showa era, entertainment films were at the center of Japanese popular culture.

Composed of 娯楽(ごらく) (entertainment, amusement) and 映画(えいが) (film, movie). The term distinguishes commercial crowd-pleasers from 芸術映画(げいじゅつえいが) (art films) or 記録映画(きろくえいが) (documentary films). Japan's golden age of 娯楽映画(ごらくえいが) was the 1950s-60s, when studios like 東宝(とうほう), 松竹(しょうちく), and 東映(とうえい) produced a high volume of genre films.

Common collocations

  • 娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)の大作(たいさく) — big entertainment film; blockbuster
  • 娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)を楽(たの)しむ — to enjoy an entertainment movie
  • 娯楽映画(ごらくえいが)の黄金期(おうごんき) — golden age of entertainment films

Similar words

  • 芸術映画(げいじゅつえいが) — art film; arthouse movie
  • 記録映画(きろくえいが) — documentary film
  • 商業映画(しょうぎょうえいが) — commercial film (emphasizes profitability over entertainment)

Related Words

Compare: 記録映画(きろくえいが) (documentary film)
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