Services

Loaded Films specializes in film and media-related translation. This includes subtitles, screenplays, press kits, project proposals, film festival catalogues and other materials. Eiko Mizuno Gray and Jason Gray form a bi-cultural core team that is well-versed in the art and business of cinema. Through our network of translators we are able to handle multiple Japanese-English translation jobs as well as offer services in other languages including French-Japanese. Professionally translated and formatted film industry documents make the evaluation process move much smoother and faster. Please contact us for pricing and other inquiries.

For recent news related to our translation work please see tagged posts on our offical blog here.

Subtitles

Loaded Films has considerable experience in subtitling Japanese feature films for foreign film festivals and sales purposes. Subtitling is a particular craft that entails capturing the essence of film language as naturally as possible in the required time, both remaining faithful to the original creators' intentions and making the film accessible and enjoyable for foreign viewers. Feedback from audiences, festival programmers and sales results for films we have worked on has helped us develop strong relationships with some of Japan's major motion picture producers.

For recent news related to our subtitling work please see tagged posts on our offical blog here.

Credits

• "Fugainai Boku wa Sora wo Mita" [Eng. title TBA] (D: Yuki Tanada, Toei/Tokyo Theatres, 2012)
• "Karasu no Oyayubi" [Eng. title TBA] (D: Tadafumi Ito, 20th Century Fox, 2012)
• "Blazing Famiglia" (D: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, Toei, 2012)
• "Ouran High School Host Club" (D: Tetsu Han, TBS, 2012)
• "Kaibutsu-Kun: The Movie" (D: Yoshihiro Nakamura, NTV, 2011)
• "Hard Romanticker" (D: Gu Su-yeon, Toei, 2011)
• "Drucker in the Dugout" (D: Makoto Tanaka, TBS, 2011)
• "Tokyo Gas: Message in a Bento" (HoriPro/Dentsu, 2011) *TV Commercial, ADFEST 2011 Silver Prize
• "Tomorrow's Joe" (D: Fumihiko Sori, TBS, 2011)
• "Trouble Man" 12-episode TV series (D: Sabu, TV Tokyo/K-Factory, 2010)
• "Dark on Dark" (D: Makoto Ohtake, Cine Griot, 2010) *Short film
• "Box!" (D: Toshio Lee, TBS, 2010)
• "Sanpei the Fisher Boy" (D: Yojiro Takita, Toei, 2009)
• "K-20: Legend of the Mask" (D: Shimako Sato, NTV 2009)
• "Kadokawa Paperback: 100 Books of Summer" (HoriPro/Dentsu, 2008) *TV Commercial
• "Flavor of Happiness" (D: Mitsuhiro Mihara, Toei, 2008)
• "Kids" (D: Tatsuya Hagishima, Avex Entertainment-Toei, 2008)
• "Battle of Wits" (D: Jacob Cheung, 2007) *DVD making-of featurette
• "Heavenly Forest" (Takehiko Shinjo, Toei, 2006)
• "Strawberry Shortcakes" (D: Hitoshi Yazaki, 2006, Uplink)
• "Kaachan" (D: Nobuo Nakagawa, 1961 (2005-2006 retrospective screenings), Shintoho/Athenee Francais)
• Silent Short Films: "Dynamite Bride" (1932), "Rebirth of the Imperial Capital" (1930) "Public Manners: Tokyo Sightseeing" (1926) (Athenee Francais)
• "ZOO" (D: Five-director omnibus, Toei, 2005)
• "Sea Cat" (D: Yoshimitsu Morita, Toei, 2004)
• "We Shall Overcome Someday" aka "Break Through!" (D: Kazuyuki Izutsu, Cine Qua Non, 2004)
• "Cutie Honey" (D: Hideaki Anno, Towani, 2004)
• "No One's Ark" (D: Nobuhiro Yamashita, PlanetPlus1, 2003)

Collaboration/Supervision Credits

• "Shoji & Takao: A 44-Year Fight for the Simple Life" (D: Yoko Ide, 2012)
• "Then and Now" (D: Paul Johannessen, 2012)
• "Train Brain Express" (D: Yoshimitsu Morita, Toei, 2011) *Translator: Don Brown
• "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac" (D: Hans Canosa, Toei, 2010)
• "Now, I..." (D: Yasutomo Chikuma, Chiyuw, 2008)
• "This World of Ours" (D: Ryo Nakajima, Pia Film Festival/Peija Film, 2007)
• "3 Year Pregnant" (D: Miako Tadano, There's Enterprise, 2006)
• "The Corporation" (D: Mark Achbar/Jennifer Abbott, Uplink, 2005) *E-J
• "Black Kiss" (D: Macoto Tezuka, Uplink, 2004)
• "The Taste of Tea" (D: Katsuhito Ishii, Aoi Promotion/Grasshoppa, 2004)

Screenplays/Treatments/Project Proposals

Loaded Films has experience in translating screenplays, treatments and project proposals for both major production companies and individual writer-directors such as Sabu and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Standard "Hollywood" formatting and writing style differs in many respects from industry-accepted Japanese conventions. Loaded Films can ensure your creative document is ready for professional evaluation whether you're translating from Japanese to English or vice versa.

For recent news related to our screenplay and creative document translation work please see tagged posts on our offical blog here.

Press Materials/Film Festival Catalogues/Industry Publications

Straight translation of press and promotional materials often result in materials that don't fully convey a film's appeal in the intended market. Loaded Films has press and publicity experience both in Japan and overseas, enabling us to write about films in a language potential buyers and festival programmers can grasp easily.

Loaded Films has provided translation for festivals including TOKYO FILMeX, The Tokyo International Film Festival and Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival as well as UniJapan's annual "Japanese Film" catalogues. Special attention to detail is key with such materials, particularly with names and film titles.

Consultation

Compared to other mature film markets, the Japanese movie industry may seem impenetrable, with a dearth of materials in English. Loaded Films can assist with everything from industry data mining, analysis, film research, film festival programming consultation and co-production assistance. Please contact us for pricing and other inquiries.

For recent news related to our consultation work please see tagged posts on our offical blog here.

Production & Production Fixing

Loaded Films can assist foreign productions with location hunting, shooting permits, transportation, accommodation and other services to make your film or TV production go smoothly in Japan. Please contact us for pricing and other inquiries.