Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1985) award
Shunji Shimizu
しみず しゅんじ
Shimizu Shunji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-11-27 （Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 1988-05-22 age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- film subtitle translator, translator, film critic
- Active Years
- 1931-1988
- Memberships
- Film Translators Association (founder & president)
- Influenced By
- Shigeji Narahara
- Influenced
- Natsuko Toda, Naoko Hosokawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Fifty Years of Film Subtitles | — | Japan Essayists' Club | Winner |
| 1979 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | Awarded |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1985
Work:
Fifty Years of Film Subtitles
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
Winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fourth Class, Gold Rays with Rosette
1979
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fifty Years of Film Subtitles
1985 autobiography / criticismAn autobiographical account of decades of experience in film subtitle translation, offering practical insights and a history of film importation and subtitling in Japan.
film translationsubtitle productioncinema cultural history
Why I Care About Beverly Hills — The English of Films Is Alive
1983 essay / criticismA collection of essays examining English in films and practical approaches to subtitle translation with concrete examples.
film Englishtranslation practice
How to Make Film Subtitles
1988 guideA practical manual on the methods and thinking behind subtitle translation.
practical guidancesubtitle technique
Bibliography
- Why I Care About Beverly Hills — The English of Films Is Alive
- Fifty Years of Film Subtitles
- How to Make Film Subtitles
Translations of Works
- My Name Is Aram (William Saroyan)
- Farewell, My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
- The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
- And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and practical stylechoices reflecting spoken film dialogue
- Recurring Motifs
- deep interest in film languagepromotion of American literature and mystery fiction
Health
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esophageal cancer〜1988He suffered from esophageal cancer in his final years and died leaving an unfinished translation of Chandler's work.
Legacy
A leading figure in film subtitle translation who worked on roughly 2,000 films, authored key writings on subtitling and trained several prominent translators. He contributed to the institutionalization of film translators in Japan.
Academic Societies
- Film Translators Association (founder)
Quotes
-
If you're served spaghetti, eat the spaghetti.
Source: Film 'Summertime' (subtitle example) (1955)
Trivia
- He was responsible for subtitles on approximately 2,000 films.
- He taught disciples including Natsuko Toda and Naoko Hosokawa.
- In 1985 his autobiography 'Fifty Years of Film Subtitles' won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize.