He has also worked as a translator for English subtitles on films from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. For example, he wrote the English subtitles for the films of Huang Ming-chuan in the 1990s in Taiwan. He has also been given two awards for services to Japanese cinema: the Kawakita Prize in 2004 and the Foreign Ministry of Japan’s Commendation in 2008.
He has also worked as a translator for English subtitles on films from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. For example, he wrote the English subtitles for Huang Ming-chuan's films in the 1990s in Taiwan. He has received two honors for his work in Japanese cinema: the Kawakita Prize in 2004 and the Foreign Ministry of Japan’s Commendation in 2008.