Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Soccer' sparks backlash over portrayal of Korean women

"Kung Fu Soccer," Hong Kong film star and director Stephen Chow's long-awaited sequel to 2001 global hit "Shaolin Soccer," has come under fire over scenes that appear to mock the South Korea women's national soccer team, according to news reports Friday.

Released in China on July 11, the film centers on a struggling women’s soccer team that uses martial arts techniques in an unlikely bid for success.

It surpassed 600 million yuan ($83.6 million) at the box office within three days of its release ...