CHINA—Japanese porn star Taka Katô retired last year after a solid 26 year run, but his legendary career as the one and only "Goldfinger" seems to mean nothing to Chinese censors, the majority of whom are probably jealous of the master's renowned excellence at inducing female ejaculation. How else to explain the decision to punish the maker of a mobile game that used Katô in ads promoting the new game?
The official explanation for banning the game, Max Strike, as well as its website and all ads, in addition to levying a fine of $27,675 against the producer, Shanghai Wanke Internet Technology (aka One Click Games), is that the company violated regulations promulgated in 2010 that address online games. According to The Times of India, the regulations "stipulate that online game advertisement involving pornography, violence, gambling and other contents violating social morality are to be banned." The government also said that Shanghai Wanke failed to get proper approval before using virtual currency in games.
However, a perusal of the ad in question reveals no visual sexual content taking place in it, leaving one to assume that it was the mere appearance of Katô that offended, as well as his two infamous fingers, which he raises while speaking into the camera, “I’ve brought happiness to 8,000 women.”
The banned ad can be seen on Kotaku.com.
Image: Taka Katô takes stock of his most famous appendages.
