Japanese-English film subtitles
Kerim Yasar
kerimyasar
Sun Nov 6 14:52:10 EST 2005
Hi Robyn,
A) maybe try "war profiteer"?
B) unfortunately English doesn't seem to have terms of
endearment for one's superiors the way Japanese does.
I think you're stuck with "boss." I agree that
"godfather" is inappropriate.
C) I think "pocket money job" is excessively literal
and doesn't really convey the connotation, inherent to
the Japanese, that this is work in addition to one's
normal work. More natural-sounding translations would
include "side job," "extra work," or even
"moonlighting."
You should also sign up for the "honyaku" mailing list
on Yahoo groups. Plenty of professional translators
(both J-E and E-J) there with time on their hands who
get a kick out of answering people's questions.
Kerim Yasar
--- Robyn Dranfield <robyn.d at 3ae.jp> wrote:
> I was wondering if I could seek someone's advice
> about translating a
> Japanese script into English subtitles.
> Would anyone have any other ideas on how to
> translate the following three
> words. The lines are taken from a Japanese film
> which is set in Okinawa
> during the early years of the American Occupation.
>
> (A)
> ??????????????(stealing stuff from army bases to
> sell on the black market)
>
> I am thinking to translate ???????????? as looting
> (looter), scavenging
> (scavenger) yet, the nuance seems to be more
> "pillaging fruits of war". Any
> other ideas that are shorter?
>
> Context:
>
(1)...??????????????????????????????????????????????????????...
>
> (2) ????????????????????????????????????
>
> (B)
> ??????????
> I thinking to translate it as 'boss' but the feeling
> is more of a fatherly
> yakuza boss. (Godfather is way too strong)
>
> Context:
> (1)????????????????????????????????????????????????
>
> (2) ??????????????????
>
>
> (C)
> ????????????
> I found it as 'pocket money job', does anyone have
> any other thoughts?
>
> Thank you so much for your help!
>
> Robyn Dranfield
>
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