{"id":103742,"date":"2025-11-18T05:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103742"},"modified":"2025-11-18T05:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:24:00","slug":"japan-movie-releases-postponed-in-china-after-taiwan-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103742","title":{"rendered":"Japan movie releases postponed in China after Taiwan row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The releases of at least two popular Japanese films have been postponed in China as the countries are locked in a dispute over\u00a0Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi\u2019s remarks about Taiwan.<\/p>\n

The delayed releases include Cells at Work! and Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Chinese state media CCTV said.<\/p>\n

Cinema tickets are still available in China for the hit Japanese animation Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, the BBC has confirmed, but CCTV said sales had fallen in recent days as the row deepened.<\/p>\n

Takaichi, who has been a vocal critic of China and its activities in the region, suggested earlier this month that Tokyo could take military action if Beijing attacked Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Film distributors and importers have decided to postpone the releases after assessing the overall outlook of Japanese films in China and the sentiment among Chinese audiences,\u00a0said CCTV on Monday.<\/p>\n

Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, which is an animated comedy about the adventures of a young boy and his friends, was due to be released in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Cells at Work! \u2013 which has also seen its release postponed \u2013 is a live-action movie based on a manga about human blood cells fighting off viruses.<\/p>\n

CCTV did not say how long the films\u2019 releases will be delayed for.<\/p>\n

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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was a hit when it opened in China this month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The state-controlled media outlet said Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has faced \u201cstrong dissatisfaction among Chinese audiences\u201d in the wake Takaichi\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted the films\u2019 distributors, including Japanese media giant Toho.<\/p>\n

Takaichi said in the Japanese parliament on 7 November: \u201cIf there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beijing has since urged its citizens to avoid travel to Japan and told students to reconsider studying there, citing safety risks.<\/p>\n

Japanese tourism, airline and retail stocks fell sharply\u00a0as investors weighed the impact of China\u2019s response.<\/p>\n

China is a key source of tourists travelling to Japan, with almost 7.5m visitors in the first nine months of this year.<\/p>\n

Beijing sees Taiwan as a breakaway province\u00a0that will, in time, be part of the country. China has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n

But many Taiwanese consider themselves to be part of a separate nation \u2013 although most are in support of keeping the status quo in which Taiwan neither declares independence from China nor unites with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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