Translation & Subtitling

I am also available for Japanese to English translation and subtitling services. I do not currently offer interpreting, medical, or legal translation, but please feel free to check out my CV on LinkedIn and reach out via the contact form with any enquiries you might have.

Published Translation (Literary)

Subtitling & Visualmedia Translation

Experience: Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy (JVTA) Comprehensive & Professional Courses (April 2022 – March 2023)

Portfolio

  • Love and Crime (UK blu-ray release)
  • Yokohama BJ Blues (UK blu-ray release)
  • The Ghost of Yotsuya (UK blu-ray release)
  • The Snow Woman (UK blu-ray release)
  • The Bride of Hades (UK blu-ray release)
  • Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (UK blu-ray release)
  • 18 Years in Prison (UK blu-ray release)
  • Shinobi: Band of Assassins / Revenge / Resurrection (UK blu-ray release)
  • The Sentimental Idiot (人情馬鹿, Hiroshi Shimizu, 1956), 71-minute narrative film
  • A Story Written With Water (水で書かれた物語, Kiju Yoshida, 1965) (UK blu-ray release)
  • Chime (チャイム, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2023), 40-minute narrative film
  • If You Say So (あなたが言うなら, Yuri Yagihashi, 2023), 26-minute short narrative film
  • Yujiro’s Travel Diary (Yujiro Ishihara, 1959), 41-minute travel documentary
  • Touch (ふれる, Kyosuke Takada, 2023), 15-minute short narrative film

Software: Ooona, SST

Clip from Kon Ichikawa’s Nightshade Flower (this film is in the public domain)

Testimonials

I enthusiastically recommend Hayley Scanlon for her brilliant Japanese-to-English translations! So far, she has translated three Japanese sources for me, including two non-fiction texts as well as a screenplay excerpt. All were delivered in a timely manner with total professionalism. More than just the translations, Hayley frequently includes footnotes with contextual information. This provides a richer appreciation of an author’s linguistic choices and illustrates the level of expertise Hayley brings to her work. The translations I have received so far will be included in a book published by Liverpool University Press, which I hope conveys how pleased I am with her work and how confident I am of its quality. I hope to work with her again soon!

― Christopher Stewardson