Sharp Arrow Operation: World War II Kung Fu

How does a Chinese television producer please viewers and censors alike? How many “Anti-Japanese War” shows can the Chinese public take before they decide to tune out for good? How much patriotic programming can a channel drop before SARFT chafes? Sharp Arrow Operation (利箭行动) has something for every ...
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2 Responses to Sharp Arrow Operation: World War II Kung Fu

  1. Will says:
    January 31, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    The accounts of WWII or kàngzhàn in most PRC history textbooks are nearly as fanciful and ludicrous as PRC feature films like Sharp Arrow Operation. Somehow in these ultranationalist rhapsodies it is always the CCP that is the chief victor claiming the lion’s share of the credit for the defeat of militarist-era Shôwa Japan.

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  2. Peter Edwards says:
    February 1, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    So, the latest Chinese war movie shows Chinese winning. Somehow, that reminds me of most Hollywood movies, depicting the Americans winning everytime, and conveniently sidestepping historical reality in the process.

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