TV series suspended for suggestive, violent scene
- By Zhang Rui
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A violent and sexually suggestive scene in a historical TV drama series about China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression caused the series to be suspended from airing on Wednesday.
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A screen grab from the controversial scene in the 58-episode TV series "Fight Against Japanese Devils Together" triggered waves of Internet criticism and caused the show's broadcast to be suspended. [Photo/China.org.cn] |
The 58-episode TV series "Fight Against Japanese Devils Together," produced by Shandong TV and Beijing-based Perfect Pictures, aired on Sichuan TV's movie and TV channel before the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television suspended the show's broadcast. The show previously received permission to air in December 2014.
China's state TV watchdog is now launching an investigation into the issue.
The scene, which has caused huge social controversy, depicts an intimate moment between female thief Yin Hua, played by actress Ge Tian, and gangster Mo Da Bang Zi, played by actor Song Qing, in a Japanese-controlled prison.
In the scene, Yin Hua hides a grenade in her crotch. She tells Mo Da Bang Zi that Japanese soldiers wanted to touch her private parts, but that her private parts "belong" only to the gangster. Mo then pulls the grenade from her crotch, blowing up both themselves and many Japanese soldiers.
Screen grabs of the scene also later blew up on the Internet as many commenters criticized the scenes as being "in poor taste, ridiculous, gross and outrageous." Ge Tian's starring role in the scene has only fed the flames of the controversy because she is the wife of Chinese Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang.
The Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of Shandong Province said they are carefully looking into the matter and believe the scene is indeed a problem. They said they will re-examine the whole episode and deal with the show according to regulations and laws.
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