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a motion picture; a film
新しい映画が公開された。
A new movie has been released.
Used for both cinema releases and video recordings.
Compound of the kanji 映 (eikō, reflect) and 画 (ga, picture), originally meaning “reflected picture” and later used for motion pictures.
映画 refers to both the medium (film) and individual works. In everyday conversation, it usually means a movie you can watch at a theater or on TV.