Japanese translations The first Japanese translation by Kuroiwa Shūroku was entitled "Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou" (史外史伝巌窟王, "a historical story from outside history, the King of the Cavern"), and serialized from 1901 to 1902 in the Yorozu Chouhou newspaper, and released in book form in four volumes by publisher Aoki Suusandou in 1905. Though later translations use the title "Monte Cristo-haku" (モンテ・クリスト伯, the Count of Monte Cristo), the "Gankutsu-ou" title remains highly associated with the novel and is often used as an alternative. As of March 2016, all movie adaptations of the novel brought to Japan used the title "Gankutsu-ou", with the exception of the 2002 film, which has it as a subtitle (with the title itself simply being "Monte Cristo").
Japanese translations The first Japanese translation by Kuroiwa Shūroku was entitled "Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou" (史外史伝巌窟王 "a historical story from outside history the King of the Cavern") and serialized from 1901 to 1902 in the Yorozu Chouhou newspaper and released in book form in four volumes by publisher Aoki Suusandou in 1905 Though later translations use the title "Monte Cristo-haku" (モンテ・クリスト伯 the Count of Monte Cristo) the "Gankutsu-ou" title remains highly associated with the novel and is often used as an alternative As of March 2016 all movie adaptations of the novel brought to Japan used the title "Gankutsu-ou" with the exception of the 2002 film which has it as a subtitle (with the title itself simply being "Monte Cristo")