Translation guide
A movement in art, film, and international relations theory emphasizing realistic depiction or structural constraints. In Japanese, the term is usually expressed with the katakana loanword ネオレアリスモ or ネオリアリズム, depending on context.
Referring to the 20th-century movement in cinema and visual arts that focused on everyday life and non-professional actors, especially Italian Neorealism.
The standard term for the Italian Neorealism movement in art and film. Directly borrowed from Italian.
Referring to the school of thought in political science that emphasizes the anarchic structure of the international system and state-centric power politics.
ネオレアリスモ is almost exclusively used for the Italian art/film movement. ネオリアリズム is broader and can refer to both the art movement and the IR theory, but in political science it is the default term. Using ネオレアリスモ for IR theory would be unusual.
Italian neorealism had a major influence on post-war cinema.
Also used for the art/film movement, though less specific than ネオレアリスモ. More common in political science contexts.
Neorealism films depict reality as it is.
The standard term in Japanese political science for neorealism (structural realism).
In international relations, neorealism is one of the major theories.
The Japanese translation of 'structural realism,' often used interchangeably with neorealism in academic contexts.
Kenneth Waltz is a leading proponent of structural realism.
Neorealism (neorealismo) is used for film, while neorealism (neorealism) is often used in political science.