Japanese website Rocketnews24 has taken Japanese translations of the titles of popular international movies -- including popular Hollywood flicks -- and translated them back into English, and the results are hilarious. The project looked at a bunch of movies whose titles were originally altered for a Japanese audience for reasons of culture, language and style.
A total of 19 movies were used for the project. Their Japanese titles were translated back into English and put back in the films' original posters. In many cases, the movies' names were changed to provide more detail than the original titles, in order to better hook audience attention.
Included in the list are such famous flicks as the Oscar-nominated 'Nairobi Bees' (The Constant Gardener) and computer-animated comedic adventure 'Grandpa Carl's Flying House' (Up). And of course, who could forget 'A Goat & A Man & A Man & A Wall &' (The Men Who Stare At Goats.'
Oddly Translated Movie Posters
'Rocketnews24' Looks at Japanese Versions of Film Posters
Trend Themes
1. Bizarre Translations - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating a more accurate and culturally sensitive translation process for movie titles.
2. Attention-grabbing Titles - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing creative and descriptive movie titles that captivate the audience's attention.
3. Cultural Adaptation - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in adapting movies and their titles to different cultural contexts while maintaining their essence.
Industry Implications
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2. Film Marketing - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the film marketing industry by creating attention-grabbing and culturally relevant movie titles that appeal to global audiences.
3. International Film Distribution - There is an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the international film distribution industry by developing strategies to adapt movies and their titles to different cultures without losing their original intent.