Japanese translator for a documentary film: cultural interpretation matters more than speed

I'm an American director making a quiet, observational documentary about Japanese incense craft, filming in Japan this October and November. The film follows a stick of incense backward from smoke to source, into the lives of two makers: a man in his seventies who grinds cedar powder with a hundred-year-old waterwheel in Kyushu, and a young self-taught incense house in Kyoto. This is not a tourism film or a brand video. It's a patient film about standards, work, and the decisions nobody sees. Into the psychology of a 職人 I need a translator, but I want to be honest about what the job really is: I need someone who can truly understand the essence of the questions I am asking in English and translating them into Japanese without losing meaning. My Japanese production partner does this instinctively, and I need that same judgment in the written materials. What needs translating (English to Japanese): 1. Interview question banks (~200 questions total). This is the delicate part. Many questions will be asked to an elderly craftsman and his wife. A question that sounds curious in English can sound accusatory in Japanese if translated literally. Register, softness, and indirectness are the actual job. 2. A director's treatment and shot list (film production documents, you should know or quickly learn terms like treatment, coverage, room tone, or tell me honestly when a term needs explaining, I didn't know these words either before this project) 3. Letters and briefing documents for participants (elderly rural craftspeople and a Kyoto shop owner require different registers) Possible ongoing small pieces through November Who I'm looking for: Native Japanese speaker. Experience with film/TV production is helpful, documents, journalism, or interview work strongly preferred. Someone comfortable telling me "this question should not be asked this way in Japanese, here is what will actually work," pushback is part of the job, not a problem. You'll be briefed fully on the story and the people, because context changes translation, and you'll need to care at least a little about why this film exists. Not looking for: fast bulk translation, AI TRANSLATION, machine translation with cleanup, or anyone who translates words without asking what they're for. Budget: open, tell me your rate. Timeline: Looking immediately. To apply, please answer this instead of a cover letter: Translate the following interview question two ways: first literally, then the way you would actually ask it to a 78-year-old craftsman you respect, and briefly explain what you changed and why: "Where could someone take a shortcut in this work and most customers would never notice? Why don't you?"