Go After an Easy Prey
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| Directed by | Fong Ming |
| Written by | Zhu Dan |
| Release date(s) | 1948 |
| Country | China |
| Language | mandarin |
Go After an Easy Prey (Chinese: 瓮中捉鳖) is a Chinese animated film in black and white. It is also referred to as "Turtle Caught in a Jar".
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[edit] Translation
The title of the film is a phrase describing something as easy to catch as a turtle. The off English translation maybe "shooting fish in a barrel".
[edit] Background
The film was produced by the Northeast Film Studio during its transitional phase with the downfall of the puppet government Manchukuo[1].
[edit] Story
The film is believed to be more of a documentary view of China's civil war in the 1940s when Chiang Kai-shek was considered to be favored and aided by U.S imperialism. He was metaphorically described as trapped like a turtle by the People's Liberation Army[2]. This is possibly China's first use of animation directly as a propaganda tool.
