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How Come Most Martial Arts Movies Released Overseas Have Different Titles When Released In The US?

Some examples are:

“Kung Fu Hustle” is called “Kung Fu” overseas
“Jet Li’s Fearless” is called “Huo Yuanjia” overseas
Jet Li’s Twin Warriors is called “Tai Chi Master” overseas
Jet Li’s “Fist of Legend” is called “Hero of Jing Wu” overseas

Why do they do this with the titles?

Tai Chi 10 Form, with English Titles

Tai Chi 10 Form (or 8 Form) with English titles inserted between postures; edited version of video copied from www.taiji.de. The background music is “Willow in the Spring Breeze” from “Master of Traditional Chinese Music: Collection of Liu Beimaos Famous Pieces.” The MP3 can be purchased from Amazon at www.amazon.com

Tai-Chi Music

Tai Chi 10 Form, with English Titles

Tai Chi 10 Form (or 8 Form) with English titles inserted between postures; edited version of video copied from www.taiji.de. The background music is “Willow in the Spring Breeze” from “Master of Traditional Chinese Music: Collection of Liu Beimaos Famous Pieces.” The MP3 can be purchased from Amazon at www.amazon.com

Tai Chi 24 Form, with English Titles

Tai Chi 24 Form with English titles inserted between postures; edited version of video copied from www.taiji.de. The background music is “Simplified Tai Chi Chuan (24 Form)” from the CD “Tai Chi Melody” by the Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra. The MP3 can be purchased from Amazon at: www.amazon.com

How Come Most Martial Arts Movies Released Overseas Have Different Titles When Released In The US?

Some examples are:

“Kung Fu Hustle” is called “Kung Fu” overseas
“Jet Li’s Fearless” is called “Huo Yuanjia” overseas
Jet Li’s Twin Warriors is called “Tai Chi Master” overseas
Jet Li’s “Fist of Legend” is called “Hero of Jing Wu” overseas

Why do they do this with the titles?