English to Japanese video translator
Translate Videos From English to Japanese
Make a Japanese version of your English video for viewers in Japan. Pictory translates every word and adds a Japanese AI voice.
- Japanese script, captions and on-screen text
- A Japanese AI voice, or your clone
- Your English video stays as it is
- Free trial, online in your browser
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What is English to Japanese video translation?
English to Japanese video translation turns an English video into a Japanese version. In Pictory you open your video project, click Translate and pick Japanese. Pictory translates the script, captions and on-screen text into a new project, then you add a Japanese AI voice and download.
Japanese for teams and customers in Japan. Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka get the same video in Japanese, with the layout adapted to the new text.
See every language on the AI video translator, or use the subtitle translator for Japanese subtitles.
TranslateEnglish to Japanese
(JA) project readyOriginal untouched
Your source, any format
Videos you can translate to Japanese
Translate works on videos made from a script, a web page, a document or slides. Make the video in English, then translate it.
Text to Video
Paste a script. Make the video, then translate it.
URL to Video
Turn a page into a video, then translate it.
Doc to Video
Turn a document into a video, then translate it.
PPT to Video
Your slides as a narrated video, then translated.
Script to Video
Keep every word of your script, then translate it.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
How it works
How to translate an English video to Japanese
To translate an English video to Japanese, open your project in Pictory and click Translate. Pictory detects English, you pick Japanese, and it makes a new project with the script, captions and on-screen text in Japanese. Choose a Japanese AI voice, check the words and download.
Open your English project
Click Translate in the actions menu.
Pick Japanese
Pictory makes a new Japanese project.
Choose a Japanese voice
Preview it against your script, then apply it.
Review and download
Check the script and captions, then download.
Features
English to Japanese translation features: script, voice and brand
Script
The script and captions in Japanese
Pictory translates the script, the captions and the text on screen into Japanese. Japanese text is often shorter than English, and the layout adapts to fit it.
- Script and captions
- On-screen text
- Edit any line
Voice
A Japanese AI voice
The Japanese project opens on the Audio tab with Japanese chosen. Pick an AI voice, or keep the English video’s Premium voice, which speaks every language. Your voice clone works too.
- 170+ AI voices
- Premium voices in every language
- Your voice clone
Brand
The same video, on brand
The Japanese version keeps your visuals, scenes, aspect ratio and brand kit. Your English video stays as it is, in its own project.
- Same visuals and scenes
- Same aspect ratio
- Same brand kit
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Bring in your brand from a website, a document or a logo, and it is applied to every scene.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using English to Japanese video translation?
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
English to Japanese video translation vs. video editing software
One 2-minute English video, translated into Japanese two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| The script | Translated for you, then edited as text | Sent to a translator, then pasted in |
| Captions | Translated into Japanese with the script | Retimed on a timeline, line by line |
| On-screen text | Translated, with the layout adapted to fit | Retyped and resized in each scene |
| Voiceover | A Japanese AI voice, or your clone | Recorded by a voice actor, then synced |
| Brand | The same brand kit, kept for you | Rebuilt by hand in the new version |
| Your English video | Left as it is, in its own project | Copied and edited by hand |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Open your project in Pictory, click Translate and pick Japanese. Pictory makes a new project with the script, captions and on-screen text in Japanese. Choose a Japanese AI voice, check the words and download.
Yes. The Japanese translation is text you can edit line by line. Fix a product name or a phrase and the captions follow.
Yes. Create a voice clone from a recording of your voice and apply it to the Japanese project. You can also pick any of 170+ AI voices.
Yes. Pictory adapts the layout so translated text wraps and resizes to fit the scene. Check each scene before you download.
Seventeen more: every language on the AI video translator page. Pick several at once and Pictory makes a project for each.
Yes. You can translate a video from English to Japanese on a free trial, online in your browser. The trial includes 300 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
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