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| Processed by: | richwarm (2022-07-09 22:23:33 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 70640 - submitted by 'tubbums32' >> New word not in the system; obtained via Youtube CC ------------------------------- Editor: It seems to me that "concerning spies and war" is a bit vague. I think this genre is specifically about resistance efforts against foreign occupiers -- specifically the Japanese. Even when the movie is set in Europe, it still seems to be about resisting occupiers rather than "war": 法国二战谍战大片《抵抗》1940年的巴黎一群年轻的英雄自由而战. Example "The Message (Chinese: 风声; pinyin: Fēngshēng, literally "Sound of the Wind") is a 2009 espionage thriller set in 1942 Nanking, ..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Message_(2009_film) The corresponding Chinese webpage calls it a 谍战电影 《风声》（英语：The Message ）是由陈国富和高群书两位导演联合执导的中国谍战电影，... Another movie of the 谍战 genre, 密战 (English title: "Eternal Wave"), is about the Japanese shutting down radio stations and media outlets in Shanghai except for those approved by the Japanese. A Chinese hero undertakes a mission to establish a "new means of communication for his compatriots". Plot summary: 该片讲述了淞沪会战后上海沦陷，地下工作者林翔与兰芳，临时组成的假夫妇与日本侵略者及伪政府特务展开生死较量的故事。 So this is not really about war as such, but rather about the resistance efforts that follow Japanese occupation. |
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# 諜戰 谍战 [die2 zhan4] /(Of movies) concerning spies and war/ + 諜戰 谍战 [die2 zhan4] /(movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s)/ |