Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Chow Sing-chi’s latest sports comedy, Kung Fu Soccer, has sparked controversy in South Korea over allegations that it deliberately parodies the country’s women’s national football team. Written and directed by the comedy veteran, the film, widely seen as a nod to his 2001 classic Shaolin Soccer, crossed 1.3 billion yuan (US$1912 million) at the mainland box office on Sunday, just nine days after its release. Dubbed as a gender-swapped spin-off of the original...