''Go After an Easy Prey'' (Chinese: 瓮中捉鳖) is a Chinese animated film in black and white from 1948. It is also referred to as ''"Turtle Caught in a Jar"''.

Translation

The title of the film is a phrase describing something as easy to catch as a turtle. The off English translation may be " shooting fish in a barrel".

Background

The film was produced by the Northeast Film Studio during its transitional phase with the downfall of the puppet government

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 after the Japanese in ...

Story

The film is believed to be more of a documentary view of China's civil war in the 1940s when

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

was considered to be favored and aided by U.S

imperialism Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power ( economic and ...

. He was metaphorically described as trapped like a turtle by the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

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References

External links

The film at China's Movie Database
1948 animated films 1948 films Chinese animated short films Chinese animated films 1940s Mandarin-language films Chinese black-and-white films {{China-film-stub