Mulan Joins the Army

Mulan Joins the Army (1939)

木蘭從軍

This movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on.

Date of release
1939-02-01
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
War, History
Director
Bu Wan-Cang

Casting

Interesting facts

Mulan Joins the Army is a 1939 Chinese historical war film and is one of several film adaptations of the Hua Mulan (花木兰) legend, a story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to take her father's place in the army. Described as a musical comedy, the film was directed by Richard Poh and stars Nancy Chan as the title character. The success of the movie was evident by its record-breaking run of 83 days in Shanghai. The screenplay by Ouyang Yuqian, was produced in Shanghai by the Hwa Cheng Studio (華成製片廠), a subsidiary of the Xinhua Film Company.

Production and cast members

Nancy Chan (Chen Yunshang (陈云裳)) as Hua Mulan (花木兰), the film's heroine

Mai Hsi (Mei Xi) as Liu Yuandu (劉元度), Mulan's fellow general and eventual love interest.

L. K. Han (Han Langen (韩兰根)) as one of the two draftees

S. C. Ying (Yin Xiucen (殷秀岑)) as the second draftee

C. C. Liu (Liu Jiqun (刘继群)) as Liu Ying (劉英)

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