Lexical entry
クランクアップ
kurankuappu
The end of filming for a movie or TV production.
Arts & EntertainmentPure GairaigoWasei-EigoCompoundSource: English
Meaning
Used in film and television production for the point at which shooting is finished. It can also mean the act of wrapping up production.
- film/TV term for finishing shooting
- used as a noun or suru-verb
Examples
Example Sentences
新作映画が昨日、ついにクランクアップを迎えた。
The new movie finally wrapped filming yesterday.
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来月末までにクランクアップする予定で撮影が進んでいる。
Filming is progressing with plans to wrap by the end of next month.
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主演俳優はクランクアップの際、監督から花束を受け取った。
The lead actor received a bouquet from the director when filming wrapped.
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Related
Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- Active language
- English