Alternate Japanese titles outside of Japan

[Aaron Gerow]

Not knowing the specific answer, I was nonetheless struck by a  
hypothesis. Use of the Japanese kana $B$N(B has become somewhat of a  
fad in Hong Kong and some Chinese territories (going along with a boom  
in Japanese pop culture). I was wondering if the Chinese distributor  
made up this title for Chinese audiences who, especially if they are  
fans, know about the $B$N(B already. In that case, this is not an  
alternative Japanese title, but an alternative Chinese title which  
nonetheless underlines this is a "cool Japan" film. Maybe someone else  
knows the answer.

Aaron Gerow
Associate Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University
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