えいが타이틀 Eiga Title : movie names in Japanese and Korean

Like Father, Like Son / そして父になる / 그렇게 아버지가 된다

2013-12-08T20:30:00.002+07:00

Like Father, Like Son

Japan: そして父になる(soshite chichi ni naru) = to become a father
- そして = and
- 父 = father
- なる = to become

Korea: 그렇게 아버지가 된다 = to become a father
- 그렇게 = like that, in that manner
- 아버지 = father
- 되다 = to become

Now You See Me / グランド・イリュージョン / 나우 유 씨 미 : 마술사기단

2013-10-29T22:37:00.000+07:00

Now You See Me

Japan: グランド・イリュージョン = "Grand Illusion"

Korea: 나우 유 씨 미 : 마술사기단 = Now You See Me: Magic Swindler Gang
- 마술 = magic, witchcraft
- 사기 = fraud, swindle
- 단 = unit, group

Thailand: อาชญากลปล้นโลก
- อาชญากร = criminal
- กล = trick
- อาชญากล = (a made-up word combining the two words above together)
- ปล้น = steal, rob
- โลก = earth, world

Legally Blonde / キューティ・ブロンド / 금발이 너무해

2013-10-29T22:09:00.002+07:00

Legally Blonde

Japan: キューティ・ブロンド = "Cutie Blonde"

Korea: 금발이 너무해 = Blondie is too much! / Blondie's going too far!
- 금발 = blonde hair
- 너무하다 = (be) unreasonable; (too) bad; too hard

Thailand: สาวบลอนด์หัวใจดี๊ด๊า

The Devil Wears Prada / プラダを着た悪魔 / 악마는 프라다를 입는다

2013-09-21T13:21:00.001+07:00

The Devil Wears Prada

Usually the JP and KO titles are pretty much parallel to each other, but for this movie, you can notice how they're grammatically different. :)

Japan: プラダを着た悪魔 = Prada Wearing Devil

プラダ = "Prada"
着た (from 着る) = to wear
悪魔 = devil

Korea: 악마는 프라다를 입는다 = Devil Wears Prada

악마 = devil
프라다 = "Prada"
입는다 (from 입다) = to wear

Thailand: นางมารสวมปราด้า = Devil Wears Prada

นางมาร = female devil, demoness
สวม = to wear
ปราด้า = "Prada"

The Secret World of Arrietty 借りぐらしのアリエッティ 마루 밑 아리에티 อาริเอตี้ มหัศจรรย์ความลับคนตัวจิ๋ว

2013-08-24T14:24:00.000+07:00

"The Secret World of Arrietty" is a film from Japan's famous animated movie maker, Studio Ghibli. It is based on a book, "The Borrowers", by Mary Norton.

Japan: 借りぐらしのアリエッティ = The Borrower, Arrietty

借りる = to borrow
くらす(暮らす) = to live
借りるぐらし = leading a life by borrowing things
アリエッティ = "Arrietty"

Korea:마루 밑 아리에티 = Arrietty under the floor

마루 = floor
밑 = under
아리에티 = "Arrietty"

Thailand:อาริเอตี้ มหัศจรรย์ความลับคนตัวจิ๋ว = Arrietty, The secret wonder of the small people

อาริเอตี้ = "Arrietty"
มหัศจรรย์ = wonder, miracle
ความลับ = secret
คน = human, person
ตัว = body
จิ๋ว = small, minute
คนตัวจิ๋ว = small person

Easy A / 小悪魔はなぜモテる?! / 이지 A

2013-08-17T19:47:00.001+07:00

Easy A

Japan: 小悪魔はなぜモテる?! = Why is the little devil popular?!

悪魔 = devil
小悪魔 = little devil
なぜ = why
モテる = popular (with the opposite sex)

Korea: 이지 A = "Easy A"

Thailand: อีนี่....แร๊งงงส์! = The bitch is fierce!

Memoirs of a Geisha / SAYURI / 게이샤의 추억

2013-08-10T21:02:00.000+07:00

Memoirs of a Geisha

Japan: SAYURI

Korea: 게이샤의 추억 = Geisha's Memories

Thailand: นางโลม โลกจารึก

นางโลม = prostitute
โลก = world
จารึก = to inscribe

Despicable Me 2 / 怪盗グルーのミニオン危機一発 / 슈퍼배드 2

2013-08-06T20:11:00.000+07:00

Despicable Me 2

Japan: 怪盗グルーのミニオン危機一発 = Phantom Thief Gru's Minion Crisis

ミニオン = "Minion"
危機一発 = by a hair's breath | in the nick of time | be touch and go | be a close call | critical moment

Korea: 슈퍼배드 2 = "Super Bad 2"

Thailand: มิสเตอร์แสบ ร้ายเกินพิกัด 2 = Mr.wicked, evil beyond limit

Despicable Me

2013-08-03T14:27:00.001+07:00

Despicable Me

Japan: 怪盗グルーの月泥棒 = Phantom Thief Gru, the Moon Thief

怪盗 = mysterious(phantom) thief
グルー = "Gru"
月 = moon
泥棒 = thief

Korea: 슈퍼배드 = "Super Bad"

Thailand: มิสเตอร์แสบ ร้ายเกินพิกัด = Mr.wicked, evil beyond limit

มิสเตอร์ = "Mister"
แสบ = sting, feel sharp pain, (naughty, wicked)
ร้าย = bad, evil, wicked
เกิน = exceed
พิกัด = coordinate, limit
เกินพิกัด = overload, over the limit

Spirited Away

2013-07-28T21:35:00.000+07:00

"Spirited Away"'s original Japanese name is 千と千尋の神隠し.

Japan: 千と千尋の神隠し = Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away

千 = "Sen"
千尋 = "Chihiro"
神 = god
隠し = hiding, concealment
神隠し = mysterious disappearance, spirited away

Korea: 센과 치히로의 행방불명 = Sen and Chihiro's Missing

센 = "Sen"
치히로 = "Chihiro"
행방불명(行方不明) = missing (行方=one's whereabouts, 不明=unknown,uncertain)

Thailand: มิติวิญญาณมหัศจรรย์ = The wondrous dimension of spirits

มิติ = dimension
วิญญาณ = spirit, soul
มหัศจรรย์ = wondrous

From Up On Poppy Hill

2013-07-23T20:15:00.000+07:00

"From Up On Poppy Hill" is the English title of the animated-movie "コクリコ坂から" from Studio Ghibli.

Japan: コクリコ坂から = from poppy hill

コクリコ = coquelicot (French for "poppy")
坂 = slope, hill
から = from

Korea: 코쿠리코 언덕에서 = from poppy hill

코쿠리코 = coquelicot (French for "poppy")
언덕 = slope, hill
에서 = from

Thailand: ป๊อปปี้ ฮิลล์ ร่ำร้องขอปาฏิหาริย์ = Poppy Hill, Ask for a Miracle

ป๊อปปี้ ฮิลล์ = "Poppy Hill"
ร่ำร้อง = ask, request, beg
ขอ = ask, request, beg
ปาฏิหาริย์ = miracle

No Country for Old Men

2013-07-20T20:54:00.001+07:00

Japan: ノーカントリー = "No Country"

Korea: 노인을 위한 나라는 없다 = There's no country for old men

노인 = old man, old people
-을 위한 = for
나라 = country
없다 = there is no

Thailand: ล่าคนดุในเมืองเดือด = Hunting the fierce guy in the boiling town

ล่า = hunt
คน = person
ดุ = fierce
ใน = in
เมือง = town, city
เดือด = boil (as in hot water, or with anger)

You Only Live Twice

2013-07-16T20:38:00.000+07:00

The fifth Bond movie - You Only Live Twice

Japan: 007は二度死ぬ = 007 dies twice

二度 = two times, twice
死ぬ = to die

*I have no idea why the Japaneses changed "live" to "die". very perplexing indeed.

Korea: 007 제5탄 - 두번 산다 = 007 the fifth - die twice

제5탄 = the fifth
두번 = two times, twice
산다 (conjugated from 살다 = to live)

Thailand: จอมมหากาฬ 007

The Karate Kid

2013-07-14T11:33:00.003+07:00

The Karate Kid

Japan: ベスト・キッド = "Best Kid"

Korea: 베스트 키드 = "Best Kid"

Thailand: เดอะ คาราเต้ คิด = The Karate Kid"

The Banquet

2013-07-09T14:58:00.001+07:00

"The Banquet" is an international title of this Hamlet-adaptation Chinese movie whereas "Legend of the Black Scorpion" is the movie name used specifically for its U.S. release.

The original Chinese title is 夜宴 (ye yan) which translates to "banquet".

While the Korean title is directly translated from the original Chinese title "夜宴", the Japanese title is newly named (and with a mistake?).

Japan: 女帝 [エンペラー] = Empress[Emperor]

女帝 = empress
エンペラー = "emperor" written in katakana

(It's not just you! I'm lost too!)

Korea: 야연 = Korean reading of 夜宴

Thailand: ศึกสะท้านภพ สยบบัลลังก์มังกร = Earth-shattering War, Conquer the Dragon Throne

ศึก = war
สะท้าน = shiver, tremble
ภพ = world, earth
สยบ = conquer, defeat
บัลลังก์ = throne
มังกร = dragon

House of Flying Daggers

2013-07-06T14:39:00.001+07:00

"House of Flying Daggers" is the English name of the Chinese movie whose original name is 十面埋伏 (shi mian mai fu) meaning ambush from ten sides.

Strangely, both the Japanese and Korean titles are drastically changed to market as a romance flick.

Japan: LOVERS <= Yes, it's not even written in katakana!

Korea:연인 = lover

Thailand: จอมใจ บ้านมีดบิน = Sweetheart, House of Flying Daggers

จอมใจ = sweetheart, darling, honey
บ้าน = house
มีด = knife
บิน = to fly

Home Alone

2013-07-06T14:25:00.003+07:00

Japan: ホーム・アローン = "Home Alone" written in katakana

Korea: 나 홀로 집에 = At home by myself

나 = I
홀로 = alone
집에 = at home

Thailand: โดดเดี่ยวผู้น่ารัก = Lonely Cutie

โดดเดี่ยว = alone
ผู้ = one who, who, that
น่ารัก = cute
ผู้น่ารัก = the cute one

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

2013-07-02T13:03:00.002+07:00

Japan: マイ・ビッグ・ファット・ウェディング = "My Big Fat Wedding" Yes!! Greek is missing from the title! XD

Korea: 나의 그리스식 웨딩 = My Greek-Style Wedding

Thailand: บ้านหรรษา วิวาห์อลเวง = Amusing Family (literally House), Chaotic Wedding

Runaway Bride

2013-06-30T21:28:00.000+07:00

Japan : プリティ・ブライド = "Pretty Bride" written in katakana

Korea: 런어웨이 브라이드 = "Runaway Bride" written in hangul

Thailand: สาวกลัวฝน อลวนทุกวิวาห์

สาว = (young) woman
กลัว = afraid of, scare of
ฝน = rain
อลวน = chaotic
ทุก = every
วิวาห์ = wedding

There's a saying in Thai : เจ้าสาวที่กลัวฝน = The bride who is afraid of the rain -> used to signify women who are afraid of marriage.

Point Break

2013-06-26T12:33:00.002+07:00

Japan: ハートブルー = "Heart Blue"

Korea: 폭풍 속으로 = "Into the storm"

폭풍 = storm
속 = inside
속으로 = into

Thailand: คลื่นบ้ากระแทกคลื่นบ้า = "Crazy storm hit crazy storm"

The Bucket List

2013-06-22T10:30:00.001+07:00

Japan: 最高の人生の見つけ方 = How to find the best life

最高 = the best
人生 = life
見つけ方 = how to find

Korea: 버킷 리스트 - 죽기 전에 꼭 하고 싶은 것들 = Bucket List - Things you want to do before you die

버킷 리스트 = "Bucket List"
죽기 전에 = before dying
꼭 = definitely, by all means
하고 싶은 것들 = things one wants to do

Thailand: คู่เกลอ กวนไม่เสร็จ can be loosely translated to "Two irritating/annoying buddies"

As Good As It Gets

2013-06-22T09:58:00.002+07:00

Japan: 恋愛小説家 = Romance Novelist

恋愛 = love, romance
小説 = novel
小説家 = novelist

Korea: 이보다 더 좋을 순 없다 = It cannot be better than this

이 = this
보다 = than
더 = more
좋다 = good

Thailand: เพียงเธอ..รักนี้ดีสุดแล้ว = Just you... This love is the best

A Moment To Remember

2013-06-18T20:42:00.002+07:00

"A Moment To Remember" is the English title of the Korean movie "내 머리 속의 지우개(Eraser in My Head).

Japan: 私の頭の中の消しゴム = Eraser in My Head

私の頭 = my head
私の頭の中 = in my head
消しゴム = eraser

Korea:내 머리 속의 지우개 = Eraser in My Head

내 머리 = my head
내 머리 속 = in my head
지우개 = eraser

Thailand: กาลครั้งหนึ่งของหัวใจ นานเท่าไหร่ก็ไม่ลืม = Once in my heart, never to be forgotten

No Strings Attached

2013-06-18T20:11:00.002+07:00

Japan: 抱きたいカンケイ

抱く = to hug, to embrace, ............, (to have sex)
抱きたい = to want to hug, to want to embrace,......., (to want to have sex)
カンケイ = relationship, connection

Korea: 친구와 연인사이 Between Friend and Lover

친구 = friend
와 = and
연인 = lover
사이 = gap, space between two points

Thailand: จะกิ๊กหรือกั๊ก ก็รักซะแล้ว Lover or not, I love you already

Be With You

2013-06-15T14:36:00.000+07:00

Let's take a look at the original title of the Japanese movie "Be With You".

Japan: いま、会いにゆきます = "I'm going to meet you now."
いま = now, at this moment
会いに = (in order) to meet
ゆきます = (I) go, will go

Korea: 지금, 만나러 갑니다 is the literal translation of the original Japanese title.
지금 = now, at this moment
만나러 = (in order) to meet
갑니다 = (I) go, will go

Thailand: ปาฏิหาริย์รัก 6 สัปดาห์ เปลี่ยนฉันให้รักเธอ = 6 weeks of love miracle, change me to love you
ปาฏิหาริย์ = miracle
รัก = love
สัปดาห์ = week
เปลี่ยน = to change

Extra (Chinese title): 現在，很想見你 = I want to see you very much right now.