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２．9/13現在の原稿（本体部分のみ）です。
will → would（２カ所）、３段目の”は英数半角文字に直しました。

Dear Ms. Philippa Boyens,

This is a petition from a Japanese fan of your film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", concerning its Japanese subtitles.

No praise can express how I admire your script, the miracle you and Mr. Jackson have worked for the world to see. Unfortunately however, my friends and I strongly believe that inaccurately translated subtitles distort what you and ultimately what J.R.R. Tolkien have created. I ask you to refer to the list of most serious errors attached at the end of this petition.

We learned that you spent two to three years with Mr. Peter Jackson to complete the script of "The Lord of the Rings" with due and profound respect to the Tolkien's work. Nevertheless, the Japanese translator, who is a well-known subtitler for foreign films, but who admits she has hardly read the original, has been allowed to spoil your endeavour. Some of the Japanese subtitles are not true to your script, and the errors are unrelated to the number-of-letters restriction (Japanese subtitles have limits on the number of letters per length of each scene). Unavoidably, in significant parts of the film, wrong interpretations of the storyline and the character-settings are forced upon the audience. Yet the fact remains that most Japanese rely on subtitles when they watch foreign films.

As soon as "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in Japan, concerns were raised that downright and inexcusable errors in the subtitles should be corrected. These resulted in 1281 signatures for a petition on the Internet, which were sent to Nippon Herald Films Inc., the Japanese distributor, late in May. The reply, or rather a notice, was then posted on the Japanese official website of the film in early June. We found this announcement unacceptable: it did not contain a single word of apology for mistranslation, and nowhere was expressed any intention to revise the errors. It merely mentioned that the subtitles in DVD/VHS would be revised, reasoning that the corrections would be possible this time out of simple technical reasons, the number-of-letters restriction being less strict in these media. To our great disappointment, we found that they decided to hire the same translator for the forthcoming "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King".

This petition was prepared to bring this deadlock to an end. It is now obvious that Nippon Herald will not admit their fault, despite the criticisms from the audience. We sincerely hope that a translator who honours your achievement and Tolkien's original work, and an authorized supervisor for translation are hired for the Japanese subtitles of the succeeding two films, "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King".

We are also sending the petition to Mr. Peter Jackson along the same line. If you would talk to him on this matter, we should be most grateful.


Sincerely yours,

（署名）

p.s.
A group of people, faithful readers of Tolkien and admirers of your film, have worked on this petition. They allow anyone who agrees with them to send the same petition individually, in the hope of drawing your attention.
I have loved the original books since I was a child (in Japanese translation). Many years I dreamed of the day this wonderful story would be visualized in a film.
I appreciate your brilliant achievement which has made it come true. Therefore I do personally wish to see a proper translation for your "The Lord of the Rings" films, and I took the chance to do something myself.


３．ＰＪ監督あて嘆願書・個人送付用word文書との対比
念のため、こちらの好みで変えた箇所を列挙しました。

１）脚本家あては（重複送付のお詫び）なし。
２）映画は大ヒットした→脚本賞賛 の文言
No praise can express how I admire your script, the miracle you and Mr. Jackson have worked for the world to see.
３）I,the undersigned, → my friends and I (undersignedは削除）
４）We ask you to refer the list → I ask you to refer the list
５）you spent two to three years の後に with Mr.Peter Jacksonを挿入
６）not true to the script → not true to your script
７）We came to the conclusion that making a petition to you is our last hope.
→ This petition was prepared to bring this deadlock to an end.
10）Nippon Herald will never admit their fault → Nippon Herald will not admit their fault
11）挿入We are also sending the petition to Mr.Peter Jackson along same line. If you would talk to him on this matter, we should be most grateful.
12）Yours sincerely, →Sincerely yours,　※ＰＪ宛てのほうが修正
13）削除and they mean to send it with a number of signatures to you. As it will take some time, however,
14)残すin the hope of drawing your attention.　※ＰＪ宛てのほうが修正
15）挿入I hane loved the original books〜

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