映えい画が狂きょう

noun

movie fanatic; film buff; cinema enthusiast

Implies an intense, almost obsessive love of movies, stronger than a casual fan. Often used for someone who watches a huge number of films or is deeply knowledgeable about cinema.

• 彼かれは年ねん間かん500本ぽんも観みる映えい画が狂きょうだ。

  He's a movie fanatic who watches 500 films a year.

• 映えい画が狂きょうの叔父おじが古ふるい名めい作さくをたくさん教おしえてくれた。

  My uncle, a film buff, introduced me to many old classics.