制作費
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Meanings
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Refers to the budget or expenses for creating media content such as films, TV shows, games, or videos. Often contrasted with 製作費, which can imply a broader manufacturing or production context.
See also: 製作費 (せいさくひ)
The production cost of this movie exceeded one billion yen.
To keep production costs down, we chose a nearby location for filming.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉に制作費がかかるproduction costs are incurred for something
A huge amount of money was spent on producing this anime.
- 制作費を抑えるto keep production costs down
The low-budget film was shot while keeping production costs down.
- 制作費を捻出するto scrape together funds for production costs
They found a sponsor to scrape together the production costs.
- 制作費が高騰するproduction costs skyrocket
Filming dragged on and production costs skyrocketed.