活劇|かつげきkatsugeki[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounaction film; action movie; action drama
2. nounriotous scene; fight scene

• Related立ち回りたちまわりNeutralFight scenes in plays or films, and real-life scuffles too; 「活劇」 can refer to a whole action film.
• Related格闘かくとうNeutralHand-to-hand combat, or figuratively grappling with a difficult problem; not a term for a film genre.
• Related乱闘らんとうNeutralA confused brawl of many people; mostly real-life melees, such as a brawl breaking out at a match.
• Related大立ち回りおおたちまわりNeutralA large-scale free-for-all, also figurative for a heated dispute, as in 「大立ち回りを演じる」; 「活劇」 can mean a whole action film.
• Antonym静劇WrittenA static drama centered on dialogue and psychology; a written, formal term contrasted with action-packed 「活劇」.

Use 「活劇」 for action films and thrilling fight scenes, though 「アクション映画」 is the usual modern term; use 「立ち回り」 for staged fight scenes and 「乱闘」 for real-life brawls.

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1. 激はげしい戦闘せんとうや冒険ぼうけんの場面ばめんが多おおい映画えいがやドラマ。
2. 激はげしい戦たたかいや混乱こんらんした騒々そうぞうしい場面ばめん。