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List: Suppression of entertainment by country.
🇨🇳 ChinaBooks
- Yellow Peril 黃禍 (1991). A novel by Wang Lixiong,[1] written in Chinese under the pseudonym Bao Mi (lit. "Secret"), about a civil war in the People's Republic of China that becomes a nuclear exchange and soon engulfs the world, causing World War III. It is notable for Wang Lixiong's politics, a Chinese dissident and outspoken activist, its publication following Tiananmen Square protests of 1989,[2] and its popularity due to bootleg distribution across China even when the book was banned by the Communist Party of China.
TV/Net• Inferno Cop インフェルノコップ. (Action, Satire, Crime fiction). "The series centers around the adventures of Inferno Cop, a police officer with a flaming head who seeks revenge after his family was murdered by Southern Cross, a shady, Illuminati-like organization that attempts to control the world with its various monsters and thugs. Inferno Cop dispenses ruthless justice on all lawbreakers he can find in Jack Knife Edge Town, generally by blowing them up, shooting them dead, or both. Inferno Cop rapidly goes from one ridiculous incident to another, including fighting a newborn baby, traveling through time, fending off a zombie apocalypse, turning into a car for several episodes, and killing a mummy and becoming the new pharaoh after mishearing his sidekick's dying words. He ultimately tries to halt Southern Cross' attempts to bring about an end of the world with Inferno Cop as the key." Banned.[4]• PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス (Crime,[1] cyberpunk, mystery[2]). "Psycho-Pass is set in a futuristic era in Japan where the Sibyl System (シビュラシステム Shibyura Shisutemu), a powerful network of psychometric scanners, actively measures the minds and mentalities of civilised populations using a "cymatic scan" of the brain. The resulting assessment is called a Psycho-Pass (サイコパス Saikopasu). When the calculated likelihood of an individual committing a crime, measured by the Crime Coefficient (犯罪係数 Hanzaikeisū) index, exceeds an accepted threshold, he or she is pursued, apprehended, and killed if necessary by police forces. Elite officers labelled "Enforcers" are equipped with large handguns called "Dominators"—special weapons that only activate when aimed at suspects with higher-than-acceptable Crime Coefficients."On June 12, 2015, the Chinese Ministry of Culture banned the title for "includ[ing] scenes of violence, pornography, terrorism and crimes against public morality that could potentially incite minors to commit such acts."[42]• Terror in Resonance 残響のテロル (Psychological,[1] thriller[2]). "In an alternative iteration of the present, Tokyo has been hit by a terrorist attack that has devastated the city. The only evidence of the culprits is a cryptic video uploaded to the Internet, which sparks paranoia across Japan. Unbeknownst to the authorities is that the terrorist masterminds—who call themselves "Sphinx" (スピンクス Supinkusu)—are two teenaged boys who go by the names Nine and Twelve. Though they apparently should not exist, they have nonetheless decided to "wake up the world" with their heinous plans of destruction, with their fingers on the trigger.[5]" Banned.[11]• South Park (satire).FilmDue to topics such as Dalai Lama, Winnie-the-Pooh and organ transplants being involved in the season 23 (2019) episode "Band in China", South Park was entirely banned in China after the episode's broadcast. The series' Baidu Baike article, Baidu Tieba forum, Douban page, Zhihu page and Bilibili videos have been deleted or inaccessible to the public, all related keywords and topics have been prohibited from being searched and discussed on China-based search engines and social media sites including Baidu, Sina Weibo and on WeChat public platforms.[202][203]
- Alice in Wonderland (1933). Banned for being a "superstitious film" due to its "strangeness" and "unscientific elements."[3]
- Ben Hur (1959). Banned in China under the regime of Mao Zedong for containing "propaganda of superstitious beliefs, namely Christianity."[183]
- Ten Years (2015). Censored (mainland Chinese authorities censored reports mentioning Ten Years except in terms of condemnation) - a Hong Kong dystopian speculative fiction anthology film [about] a semi-autonomous territory in the year 2025, with human rights and freedoms gradually diminishing as the mainland Chinese government exerts increasing influence there.
- Wǔ Xůn Zhuŕn (Life of Wu Xun) 武訓傳 (1950). Rehabilitated in 1986.
- Méiyǒu wánchéng de xǐjů (The Unfinished Comedy) 没有完成的喜剧 (1957). Satirical comedy about "two comedians [who] perform a series of sketches in a theater for a group of Communist Party officials, including a critic censor." During the Anti-Rightist Movement, a backlash against the liberal Hundred Flowers Campaigns, the movie was subject to harsh criticism.[1] The movie has been widely criticized for Chinese censors for excessive slapstick and "taking the satirical license too far.[1][2]
* * *🇺🇸 United States (Southern states, mostly.)
Books
(Censored or banned)
- Catch-22[98]
- The Decameron[97]
- Fanny Hill[99]
- The Federal Mafia[100]
- Homo Sapiens, withdrawn from sale by the publisher after being labeled obscene[101]
- Candide[97]
- The Canterbury Tales[97]
- Naked Lunch[105]
- Operation Dark Heart[106]
- Uncle Tom's Cabin[107]
- United States – Vietnam Relations: 1945–1967[108]
- Women in Love[109]
Films
(Banned by year)
- 1982 If You Love This Planet. Designated as "foreign political propaganda" by the Department of Justice and suppressed in the United States.[24][25] Despite this, it went on to win the 1982 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject.[26]
- 1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian. Banned in several towns for showing controversial themes about Christianity.[2]
- 1949 Lost Boundaries. Banned in Atlanta and Memphis; liable to "create dissension and strife between members of the white and colored races, and would be likely to cause disorders, disturbances, and clashes between the races"[11]
- 1915 The Birth of a Nation. Banned in several American cities for its racist content and portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan, including Chicago, Las Vegas, Denver, Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and the states of Ohio, Kansas, and West Virginia,[1] as well as "dozens" of other jurisdictions.[2] Unbanned in 1916 outside of Kansas.[3]
- 1943-1976 Ossessione. Banned for 33 years because the plot was based on James M. Cain's novel The Postman Always Rings Twice to which MGM owned the rights. It took until 1976 before copyright issues were resolved.[2]
- 2002-2007 The Profit. A film that borrows elements of the life of L. Ron Hubbard, it was prevented from release when the Church of Scientology claimed the film could taint the jury pool in the wrongful death trial of former member Lisa McPherson.
- 1921 Voices of the City (1921). When The Night Rose was released, many American cities and states had enacted their own film censorship laws. Because of its crime plot, The Night Rose was subjected to censorship, and was the first film rejected in whole by the recently created New York State Motion Picture Commission[5] which it condemned "as highly immoral and of such character that its exhibition would not only tend to corrupt morals, but to incite crime."[6] Goldwyn appealed the decision to New York state court, with upheld the commission's decision on November 18, 1921.[1] Goldwyn then came to an agreement with the state commission to edit the film, which removed many of the Chaney scenes and renamed his characters.
- 1954 Salt of the Earth. Pauline Kael, who reviewed the film for Sight and Sound in 1954, panned it as a simplistic left-wing "morality play" and said it was "as clear a piece of Communist propaganda as we have had in many years."[9] The Hollywood Reporter charged that it was made "under direct orders of the Kremlin."[8]
- 1917 The Spirit of '76. The film premiered in Chicago in May 1917 — just one month after the United States entered World War I on the side of Britain. The head of Chicago's police censorship board, Metallus Lucullus Cicero Funkhouser, confiscated the film at the behest of the Justice department on grounds that it generated hostility toward Britain. After an investigation, the government concluded that Goldstein's action constituted "aiding and abetting the German enemy", and seized the film once again.After his release from jail, Goldstein tried and failed to re-establish himself as a filmmaker in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, and England (which refused him a visa). Eventually he landed in Germany, where he was equally unsuccessful. His biographer, Anthony Slide, could locate no communications from him after 1935, and thought it likely that he perished in a Nazi concentration camp.[6] However, after Slide's book was published a telegram, sent from New York City in 1938, was discovered. In the telegram, Goldstein referred to "my enforced return [to the U.S.], three years ago..." suggesting that the Germans had deported him in 1935. His fate after 1938 is unknown.[7]
TV/Net
(Note on cable/net censorship. "Self-regulation by many basic cable networks is undertaken by Standards and Practices (S&P) departments that self-censor their programming because of the pressure put on them by advertisers.")
• South Park (satire). Banned episode: "201" (2010)Kyle gives a speech about the effectiveness of threats and violence. During the original broadcast and DVD release of the episode the speech is completely obscured with a continuous audio bleep. Muhammad is visually obscured by a black box. Comedy Central (National Amusements) was responsible for censoring the audio.• Angel Cop エンゼルコップ (cyberpunk thriller). "The story initially starts by dealing with terrorism at the end of the 20th century, where Japan is the largest economy in the world. The communist radical group, the Red May, are trying to bring down Japan's economy and take over the government. In response, a government agency, the Special Security Force, is formed with the ability to act outside the law."
The original Japanese-language version of Angel Cop is controversial for its [/URL]antisemitic plot points. In the original Japanese, it is revealed that Jews are the main threat to Japan's standard of living, and are trying to sabotage the country's economy and turn it into a dumping ground for radioactive material. When Manga Entertainment adapted Angel Cop into English, they removed all traces of antisemitism from not only the dub, but the subtitled version as well, replaced with an American-owned corporation as antagonist.• "The Censored Eleven"
A group of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons originally produced and released by Warner Bros. that were withheld from syndication in the United States by United Artists (UA) in 1968.
# Title Year Director Production 1. Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land 1931 Rudolf Ising Merrie Melodies 2. Sunday Go to Meetin' Time 1936, 1944 (reissue) Friz Freleng 3. Clean Pastures 1937 4. Uncle Tom's Bungalow Tex Avery 5. Jungle Jitters 1938 Friz Freleng 6. The Isle of Pingo Pongo 1938, 1944 (reissue) Tex Avery 7. All This and Rabbit Stew 1941 8. Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs 1943 Bob Clampett 9. Tin Pan Alley Cats 10. Angel Puss 1944 Chuck Jones Looney Tunes 11. Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears 1944, 1951 (reissue) Friz Freleng Merrie Melodies
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