How to write credit in Japanese


By credit, I mean to properly write the name of the contributor on a project.
Like how to tell that something is Made in ___, we use -製{せい} as in
日本製{にほんせい}.

Here is one case... In English we can use:  
1. Author: John   
2. Written by: John

Point 1 in Japanese might be 作家：John . I guess point 2 would be John によって書かれた
(but it sounds like a sentence and not something that is written as a credit.
I mean... it's quite long)

And that case only cover about books, how about a broader case such as:  
- Originated from:  
- Edited by:  
- Created by:  
- Translated by:  
Is there a pattern we could use as a basic guidance?




It's a customary to use _active voice_ when we refer to a work with its
contributors for general purposes e.g. on the book cover.

> 地底――地球深部探求の歴史 デイビッド・ホワイトハウス **著** 江口あとか **訳**  
>  _[Bookname] **by** David Whitehouse, **translated by** Atoka Eguchi_ (seems
> to be [this book](https://www.amazon.co.jp/Journey-Centre-Earth-Remarkable-
> Scientific/dp/0297608800))

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YJxlC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YJxlC.jpg)  
([source](http://nejiport.tumblr.com/post/135155486448/%E5%9C%B0%E5%BA%95-%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E6%B7%B1%E9%83%A8%E6%8E%A2%E6%B1%82%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2-%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9-%E8%91%97-%E6%B1%9F%E5%8F%A3%E3%81%82%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8B-%E8%A8%B3-%E8%A3%85%E4%B8%81%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E5%89%9Buna))

But for credit use, we prefer noun prefix style (your #1) to indicate them.
There's no #2 equivalent with passive voice prefix, because it's grammatically
impossible.

> 時計じかけのオレンジ _A Clockwork Orange_  
>  著者：アントニイ・バージェス _Author: Anthony Burgess_  
>  訳者：乾 信一郎 _Translator: Shin'ichiro Inui_

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7yK1.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7yK1.jpg)  
([source](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/soorce/20070105))

> ガルム・ウォーズ _Garm Wars_  
>  原作・脚本・監督：押井守 _Original work/Scenario/Director: Mamoru Oshii_  
>  日本語版プロデューサー：鈴木敏夫 _JP Producer: Toshio Suzuki_  
>  宣伝コピー：虚淵玄 _Copywriting: Gen Urobuchi_  
>  ︙

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7kLX.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7kLX.jpg)  
([source](http://garmwars-movie.com/jp/))

* * *

**PS**

The word 作家 means "writer" as one's profession rather than the role in
relation to a work. If what you mean is "author of the work", you have to use
作者 or 著者 (particularly for books/papers). The same applies to 翻訳家 vs. 訳者
(translator), 編集者 vs 編者 (editor) etc.




It's a customary to use _active voice_ when we refer to a work with its
contributors for general purposes e.g. on the book cover.

> 地底――地球深部探求の歴史 デイビッド・ホワイトハウス **著** 江口あとか **訳**  
>  _[Bookname] **by** David Whitehouse, **translated by** Atoka Eguchi_ (seems
> to be [this book](https://www.amazon.co.jp/Journey-Centre-Earth-Remarkable-
> Scientific/dp/0297608800))

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YJxlC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YJxlC.jpg)  
([source](http://nejiport.tumblr.com/post/135155486448/%E5%9C%B0%E5%BA%95-%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E6%B7%B1%E9%83%A8%E6%8E%A2%E6%B1%82%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2-%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9-%E8%91%97-%E6%B1%9F%E5%8F%A3%E3%81%82%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8B-%E8%A8%B3-%E8%A3%85%E4%B8%81%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E5%89%9Buna))

But for credit use, we prefer noun prefix style (your #1) to indicate them.
There's no #2 equivalent with passive voice prefix, because it's grammatically
impossible.

> 時計じかけのオレンジ _A Clockwork Orange_  
>  著者：アントニイ・バージェス _Author: Anthony Burgess_  
>  訳者：乾 信一郎 _Translator: Shin'ichiro Inui_

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7yK1.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H7yK1.jpg)  
([source](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/soorce/20070105))

> ガルム・ウォーズ _Garm Wars_  
>  原作・脚本・監督：押井守 _Original work/Scenario/Director: Mamoru Oshii_  
>  日本語版プロデューサー：鈴木敏夫 _JP Producer: Toshio Suzuki_  
>  宣伝コピー：虚淵玄 _Copywriting: Gen Urobuchi_  
>  ︙

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7kLX.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/M7kLX.jpg)  
([source](http://garmwars-movie.com/jp/))

* * *

**PS**

The word 作家 means "writer" as one's profession rather than the role in
relation to a work. If what you mean is "author of the work", you have to use
作者 or 著者 (particularly for books/papers). The same applies to 翻訳家 vs. 訳者
(translator), 編集者 vs 編者 (editor) etc.

