忠実度の観点からみた中国テレビドラマタイトルの邦題化の様相 ― 時代劇と現代劇の違いに注目して ―

Abstract

This study focuses on the translation of Chinese TV drama titles into Japanese. This study aims to reveal the phenomenon of Japanese translation from the perspective of faithfulness, analyzing the extent to which Japanese titles of Chinese TV dramas faithfully represent the original ones. Additionally, the study investigates the translation methods and techniques used in cases where the Japanese titles differ from or deviate entirely from the original titles. A total of 338 Japanese titles of Chinese TV dramas obtained from U-NEXT are examined. By comparing ancient dramas with modern dramas, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1) From a fidelity standpoint, ancient dramas tend to preserve the original titles to a greater extent, with a higher proportion of unchanged translations compared to completely altered translations. In contrast, modern dramas exhibit a significant number of completely altered translations, constituting approximately half of the sample, which is much higher than the 13% observed in ancient dramas. This indicates that, ancient dramas prioritize maintaining the faithfulness of the original titles more than modern dramas. 2) Among the unchanged translations, ancient dramas predominantly employ zero translation (86%), while direct translation is less common (12%). In contrast, modern dramas show a relatively higher percentage of direct translation, accounting for 37% of the sample, with a corresponding decrease in zero translation to 63%, which is lower than that of ancient dramas. 3) Regarding the use of subtitles, approximately 71% of both ancient and modern drama titles include subtitles. However, the proportion of subtitles in ancient dramas (82%) is higher than that in modern dramas(51%).