映画|えいがeiga[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmovie; film; motion picture
   その映画えいがをもう一度いちど見みたいな。↗

   I want to see the movie again.

• SynonymムービーNeutralLoanword that also covers short videos or clips shot on a phone etc., as in 「ムービーを撮る」; for films as works, 「映画」 is the usual choice.
• SynonymフィルムNeutralLiterally photographic film or film stock; when it means a movie it turns up mostly in film criticism, while everyday talk uses 「映画」.
• SynonymシネマNeutralLoanword used mainly in theater and festival names, as in 「シネマコンプレックス」, with a stylish or artistic flavor.
• Synonym活動写真かつどうしゃしんWrittenAn old name for 「映画」 dating from cinema's early days; today it appears only in nostalgic or historical accounts, so say 「映画」 instead.
• RelatedキネマWrittenAn old-fashioned loanword seen in vintage theater and magazine names like 「キネマ旬報」; it now carries a retro flavor.

Say 「映画」 by default. 「ムービー」 often means short videos or clips, 「シネマ」 suits theater or festival names and artistic contexts, and 「活動写真」 and 「キネマ」 are old-fashioned words with a nostalgic ring.

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1. フィルムなどに撮影さつえいした人物じんぶつ、事物じぶつなどの動うごきを伴ともなう映像えいぞうをスクリーンに映うつして見みせるもの。