The media pointed out Zhang Ziyi's role involving nudity and alluded prostitution, and also a scene in which she bathes with a Japanese man as the reason for the ban, and the fact that it was totally unacceptable in China for a Chinese woman to play a Japanese geisha.
The press focused on Zhang Ziyi's role involving nudity and hinted at immorality, referencing a scene where she bathes with a Japanese male as the reason for the ban, and also because it was considered taboo in China for a Chinese woman to portray a Japanese geisha.