For a title starting with "The" such as "The Wall", how would one translate it
while still conveying the same significance? A literal translation such
as「壁」does not seem to carry the same significance, as it could describe any
wall, or walls, plural. Is there another way of translating such a thing?
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In a language without articles, how would one translate the significance of titles starting with "The"
I don't think there is a set formula, except for transliterations such as
ザ・ロック for The Rock. Translators come up with creative and different ways to
"translate" titles. I say "translate" with quotes, because it's not rare for a
translated film to have an entirely different title.

An extreme case of transliteration:

  * ザ・ロング・アンド・ワインディング・ロード for _The Long and Winding Road_

It looks like older film titles tend to have creative translations.

  * 現金（げんなま）に体を張れ for _The Killing_
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Movie titles are [not always translated
literally](https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/13-surprising-
japanese-translations-of-american-movie-titles), but 壁 is perfectly fine if a
literal translation is to be used. People will usually think it's about some
special and important wall. Even if the movie is about many walls, there is
nothing wrong with using 壁 as the title.

Something like その壁 or この壁 might be used if you absolutely need to say "THAT
Wall", but such titles are rare. After all, why does a title have to include
information that is not necessary even in a long Japanese sentence? [What
information needs to be included depends on the
language](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/8176/5010), and in this case,
trying to include the significance of "the" without adding anything else will
only make the title look unnatural in Japanese.
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Depending on the context, you could try something like "Great Wall", using the
"Ō" prefix.
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