Hayley Scanlon
@hayleylscanlon.bsky.social
Japanese & East Asian cinema specialist.
Writer for hire.
Japanese to English translation & subtitling
I can't access DMs because I live on Silly Island, but you can contact me via my website:
https://windowsonworlds.com/
한국어도 공부하고 있어요!
Writer for hire.
Japanese to English translation & subtitling
I can't access DMs because I live on Silly Island, but you can contact me via my website:
https://windowsonworlds.com/
한국어도 공부하고 있어요!
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***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on January 20th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from #CultEpics: #TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime (1983)!
Adapting sci-fi author Yasutaka Tsutsui's famous 1967 novel, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cast Tomoyo Harada in her feature film debut, launching the
Coming on January 20th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from #CultEpics: #TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime (1983)!
Adapting sci-fi author Yasutaka Tsutsui's famous 1967 novel, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cast Tomoyo Harada in her feature film debut, launching the
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on January 20th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from #CultEpics: #TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime (1983)!
Adapting sci-fi author Yasutaka Tsutsui's famous 1967 novel, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cast Tomoyo Harada in her feature film debut, launching the
Coming on January 20th on #4K and Blu-ray in the US from #CultEpics: #TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime (1983)!
Adapting sci-fi author Yasutaka Tsutsui's famous 1967 novel, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time cast Tomoyo Harada in her feature film debut, launching the
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Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths | British Museum | The Guardian share.google/EODJcwgkzB06...
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths
Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriors
share.google
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths | British Museum | The Guardian share.google/EODJcwgkzB06...
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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A 🧵 about the magic of translation:
A woman recently reached out to me after finding snippets of my version of Alexander Voloshin’s mock epic of exile in Hollywood, SIDETRACKED, on my blog. Attached to her email was a photo: 1/5
A woman recently reached out to me after finding snippets of my version of Alexander Voloshin’s mock epic of exile in Hollywood, SIDETRACKED, on my blog. Attached to her email was a photo: 1/5
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A 🧵 about the magic of translation:
A woman recently reached out to me after finding snippets of my version of Alexander Voloshin’s mock epic of exile in Hollywood, SIDETRACKED, on my blog. Attached to her email was a photo: 1/5
A woman recently reached out to me after finding snippets of my version of Alexander Voloshin’s mock epic of exile in Hollywood, SIDETRACKED, on my blog. Attached to her email was a photo: 1/5
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Translation by the amazing Toshiyuki Dokiya (disclosure: I collaborated with him on the subtitles) magazine.recri.jp/entry/2024/1...
「翻訳は文化の橋渡し」自分らしさを肯定してくれるミュージカル『SIX』の魅力を語る（『SIX』翻訳・訳詞：土器屋利行さん） - recri magazine
2025年1月〜2月に上演されるミュージカル『SIX』の翻訳・訳詞を手掛けた土器屋利行さんに、翻訳・訳詞のお仕事やミュージカル『SIX』の注目ポイントをお話しいただきました！ ▼5分でわかる動画はこちら youtu.be ーー自己紹介をお願いします。 こんにちは。『SIX』 の翻訳・訳詞を担当している土器屋利行と申します。僕はダンサーとして仕事を始めたのちミュージカルの分野に活動を広げていき、ミュ...
magazine.recri.jp
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Translation by the amazing Toshiyuki Dokiya (disclosure: I collaborated with him on the subtitles) magazine.recri.jp/entry/2024/1...
Just saw the Japanese cast of the musical Six performing in London and it was pretty amazing! At the Vaudeville until tomorrow. Here's a promotional video from the Japanese run:
ミュージカル「SIX」日本キャスト歌唱動画
YouTube video by ローチケチャンネル
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November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Just saw the Japanese cast of the musical Six performing in London and it was pretty amazing! At the Vaudeville until tomorrow. Here's a promotional video from the Japanese run:
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If you don't follow @turkishmeatchugger.bsky.social , @thedronemaster.bsky.social , @hayleylscanlon.bsky.social , @priscillapage.bsky.social , @zeroville.bsky.social , @razorgirl1984.bsky.social then you absolutely should. They rule, and have way more interesting things to say about action than me.
Just a rando Friday night thought:
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you don't follow @turkishmeatchugger.bsky.social , @thedronemaster.bsky.social , @hayleylscanlon.bsky.social , @priscillapage.bsky.social , @zeroville.bsky.social , @razorgirl1984.bsky.social then you absolutely should. They rule, and have way more interesting things to say about action than me.
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Thanks to Variety for a headline that is sure to sell extra tickets
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
‘Female Teacher: Forbidden Sex’ Among Selections as Rotterdam Spotlights Japan’s V-Cinema Movement
Rotterdam's 2026 Focus spotlights Japan's V-Cinema era with films by Miike Takashi, Nakata Hideo, Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Aoyama Shinji.
variety.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Thanks to Variety for a headline that is sure to sell extra tickets
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
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happy birthday to Wakao Ayako, who turns 92 today
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
happy birthday to Wakao Ayako, who turns 92 today
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
I love her charisma and presence in all genres, but I have a soft spot for her roles in movies with a lighter touch...
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Just a rando Friday night thought:
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Just a rando Friday night thought:
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
I wanna see more women becoming voices in action film discussion in 2026. The last 13± years have been cool but it's mostly a sausage fest, and some of these dudes are just enabled, untested dickwads who think they're cool but aren't. Something needs changing.
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The idea that EN publishers would use AI for speed is hilarious, because most LNs start out serialized as web novels or published in magazines.
They're already pirated and fan/AI-translated by impatient fans long before the JP side even publishes them as novels.
They're already pirated and fan/AI-translated by impatient fans long before the JP side even publishes them as novels.
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for more speed, and if so, by how much?
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The idea that EN publishers would use AI for speed is hilarious, because most LNs start out serialized as web novels or published in magazines.
They're already pirated and fan/AI-translated by impatient fans long before the JP side even publishes them as novels.
They're already pirated and fan/AI-translated by impatient fans long before the JP side even publishes them as novels.
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Happy to lend my expertise to this article.
Light Novels are already being pirated with machine translation. Publishers have been beaten to the punch — and will need human translation to earn their readers’ dollar.
Light Novels are already being pirated with machine translation. Publishers have been beaten to the punch — and will need human translation to earn their readers’ dollar.
As machine translation tools under the banner of AI become increasingly accessible and easy to use, the light novel landscape is at a crossroads. Do light novel publishers compromise their product for more speed, and if so, by how much?
Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI?
www.animenewsnetwork.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy to lend my expertise to this article.
Light Novels are already being pirated with machine translation. Publishers have been beaten to the punch — and will need human translation to earn their readers’ dollar.
Light Novels are already being pirated with machine translation. Publishers have been beaten to the punch — and will need human translation to earn their readers’ dollar.
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More Milkyway Image coming soon from Chameleon Films: Johnnie To's much demanded A Hero never Dies and Soi Cheang's paranoid thriller Accident. Both have been in the works for a while now with A Hero Never Dies even undergoing a digital restoration. New subtitles by me as well.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
More Milkyway Image coming soon from Chameleon Films: Johnnie To's much demanded A Hero never Dies and Soi Cheang's paranoid thriller Accident. Both have been in the works for a while now with A Hero Never Dies even undergoing a digital restoration. New subtitles by me as well.
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A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
"Amazon propose une traduction par IA pour les livres Kindle auto-édités"
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Amazon offers AI translation for self-published Kindle books
AI translation is coming to your Kindle.
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
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As much of a genre game-changer as Battles Without Honour and Humanity four years earlier. Our release comes with contributions from Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, writer Koji Takada, yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito and yours truly, along with an archival interview with director Sadao Nakajima
UK/US: Long unavailable outside of Japan, Sadao Nakajima’s sprawling THE JAPANESE GODFATHER TRILOGY is based on the true story of the country’s largest crime syndicate.
All Blu-ray world premieres, special features include a new filmed interview with screenwriter Koji Takada.
All Blu-ray world premieres, special features include a new filmed interview with screenwriter Koji Takada.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
As much of a genre game-changer as Battles Without Honour and Humanity four years earlier. Our release comes with contributions from Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, writer Koji Takada, yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito and yours truly, along with an archival interview with director Sadao Nakajima
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The cat's out of the bag: I'm curating a V-Cinema focus program for the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Rotterdam Film Fest Unveils Focus Program on Japanese V-Cinema Phenomenon
The direct-to-video trend that emerged in the late 1980s “left a lasting mark on contemporary film culture,” organizers said. The focus program will “feature early works by now-famous auteurs, through...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The cat's out of the bag: I'm curating a V-Cinema focus program for the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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This is because Netflix has a specific list of approved digital cameras and a specific production pipeline that ends up making everything look extremely same-y. Nothing else looks like a Netflix show, but every Netflix show looks like a Netflix show.
www.vice.com/en/article/w...
www.vice.com/en/article/w...
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This is because Netflix has a specific list of approved digital cameras and a specific production pipeline that ends up making everything look extremely same-y. Nothing else looks like a Netflix show, but every Netflix show looks like a Netflix show.
www.vice.com/en/article/w...
www.vice.com/en/article/w...
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The best film of the year, for my money
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJe...
RESURRECTION - Janus Trailer
YouTube video by Janus Films
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The best film of the year, for my money
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIJe...
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This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
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We're launching a new imprint to publish the very best East Asian comics: Takumigraphics! Head to Fantagraphics.com/Takumigraphics for more information and follow us on Instagram at @takumi_graphics for updates ❤️
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We're launching a new imprint to publish the very best East Asian comics: Takumigraphics! Head to Fantagraphics.com/Takumigraphics for more information and follow us on Instagram at @takumi_graphics for updates ❤️
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Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
Interesting that they kept the old title for this screening, "The Eternal Breasts", rather than the new one on the restoration, "Forever a Woman".
Buy cinema tickets for The Eternal Breasts | BFI Southbank
whatson.bfi.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Interesting that they kept the old title for this screening, "The Eternal Breasts", rather than the new one on the restoration, "Forever a Woman".
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#bestfilminlondontoday Nov 21 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to London films. “One of the great movies about a writer” Richard Brody. Tanaka’s first masterpiece … ETERNAL BREASTS (1955) in BFI Southbank Melodrama season capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2025/11/capi... youtu.be/cSiPQOb9Oc0?...
The Eternal Breasts (1955) Original Trailer [HD]
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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November 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
#bestfilminlondontoday Nov 21 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to London films. “One of the great movies about a writer” Richard Brody. Tanaka’s first masterpiece … ETERNAL BREASTS (1955) in BFI Southbank Melodrama season capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2025/11/capi... youtu.be/cSiPQOb9Oc0?...