7/28/2020

Arctic Justice 氷の国のスイフティ 北極危機一髪!


Swifty the Arctic Fox works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He yearns to become a Top Dog, the Arctic's star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location.

For farther information, please visit the website.
https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/373315

7/24/2020

Big Trip ビッグ・トリップ


A goofy stork mistakenly delivers a baby panda to the wrong door. A bear, a moose, a tiger and a rabbit set on an arduous but fun-filled adventure through the wilderness to return the panda to its rightful home.

For farther information, please visit the website.
https://www.allcinema.net/soft/1056485

7/19/2020

Domovoy the House Elf エルフと不思議な猫


A Russian dark fantasy comedy film based on the Russian Domovoy. A single mother buys a flat in the Soviet high-rise in Moscow, but a mythical creature, a home elf (Domovoy in Russian), has been living in the flat for ages, and he is against any new tenants. There is also a witch who was paid to get rid of the home elf. Now the new home owners have to make friends with the home elf, who is protecting the flat from the witch as well.

For farther information, please visit the website.
https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/372649

7/14/2020

My Autistic Friend, Ian じへいしょうの おともだち イアン

"My Autistic Friend, Ian" with my translation has been published this week. The author, being a math teacher for 35 years in high school, also a mother of four children and grandmother of seven grandchildren, has written a lot of books for which she has taken advantage of her years of experience as a teacher and her rich experience with her children and grandchildren. This adorable gem highlights the special connection that can be created between children and pets, and the potential contribution of this connection. I sincerely hope both children and adults will enjoy this book both in English and Japanese.
今週、翻訳いたしました『じへいしょうの おともだち イアン』が出版されました。35年間、高校の数学教師として教鞭を取られてきた著者は、4児の母であり、7人の孫にも恵まれる祖母。長年の教師経験や子孫たちとの豊富な体験が活かされた作品が多く、本作は子供たちとペットの間に育まれるかけがえのないつながりに、また、そのつながりがもたらす可能性にハイライトが当てられています。英語と日本語のバイリンガルで子供も大人もお楽しみいただければ幸甚です。

 【Author's note】
One day I caught the attention of a video depicting the outburst of frustration and rage of a young autistic child. The boy was lying on the floor, crying, screaming and in the background his hands, feet, and head moving uncontrollably. Suddenly, the family cat came up to him and began using his front legs to stroke the child's head and lick him. Within seconds, the child completely relaxed. This video motivated me to examine the impact of pets on autistic children. I discovered a whole world of wonderful relationships between pets and autistic children. Connections that greatly contribute to the development of the autistic child and his ability to socialize with his environment. That was the inspiration for writing this book. It does not purport to represent any real reality, but merely to highlight the special connection that can be created between children and pets and the potential contribution of this connection.
【著者あとがき】
ある日、幼い自閉症の子が不満と怒りを爆発させているところが映し出された映像が私の目にとまりました。その男の子は床の上に寝そべって大声で泣き叫びながら、抑えきれない様子で両手と両足と頭を動かしていました。すると突然一匹の飼い猫が男の子のところまでやってきて、前足で男の子の頭をなではじめ、ペロリとなめたのです。すると、たちまち男の子は落ち着きを取り戻しました。この映像に刺激を受けた私は、ペットが自閉症の子供たちに及ぼす影響について観察してみました。するとペットと自閉症の子供たちの間にはすばらしい関係が存在することが分かったのです。自閉症の子の発達や環境に適合していく能力に非常に役立つ関係性です。そのことがインスピレーションとなり、この本を執筆しました。現実に起こった話ではありませんが、子供たちとペットの間に育まれるかけがえのないつながりに、また、そのつながりがもたらす可能性にハイライトが当てられています。

7/12/2020

The Translators 9人の翻訳家 囚われたベストセラー


Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker. When the first ten pages of the top-secret manuscript appear online, the dream job becomes a nightmare.

For farther information, please visit the website.
https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/370437

7/08/2020

At my alma mater 母校にて 2020.07

Those new picture books I translated have been available at Tsuda University Alumnae Association, and one of our alumnae, Ms. Mayumi Mori, "Gallery Cafe George" owner, let our books join her youtube video "Yuuka Channel" hosted by Ms. Yuuka Higashi (a voice actress). Many many thanks. I really appreciate such beautiful opportunities. Hope that our alumnae, especially the ones who are engaged in basic English or Japanese education and the ones who are in the middle of child-raising will enjoy those books when Corona goes away, and that the books will meet lots of new friends.
翻訳いたしました新しい絵本も津田塾大学同窓生の広場でもご利用可能となりました。また、同窓生の森真弓オーナーが営むギャラリーカフェジョルジュにて東優夏さん(声優)のYuukaチャンネルにもご一緒させていただきまして、良縁を誠にありがとうございます。感染症収束化の暁には、初等の英語や日本語教育に携わっていらっしゃる皆さま、子育て中の方々などを中心にご活用いただけますと光栄です。絵本にいっぱいお友達ができますように。

7/06/2020

Cats キャッツ


One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, "Cats" received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981, and Tom Hooper(トム・フーパー)brings astonishing new technology to transform his cast members in this film. A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

For farther information, please visit the website.
https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/369239