感動作(かんどうさく)

かんどうさく
noun
moving work; touching film or book
leisure
1. moving work; touching film or book
A film, novel, or other creative work that deeply moves its audience. Frequently used in advertising and reviews.
これは今年(ことし)一番(いちばん)の感動作(かんどうさく)だ。
This is the most moving work of the year.
涙(なみだ)なしには見(み)られない感動作(かんどうさく)だった。
It was a moving work you couldn't watch without tears.
This director is known for moving works on the theme of family.

Compound of 感動(かんどう) (being moved, deep emotion) + 作(さく) (a work). Often used in promotional copy, as in 感動(かんどう)の超大作(ちょうたいさく) (a moving blockbuster).

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