Mulan Joins the Army (1928)

Name: Mulan Joins the Army
Genre: History
Released: 1928-06-13

1h 40m

Running Time

Plot.

This epic version of the Mulan tale was an early epic, shot on location in Northern China using hundreds of extras. It is the story of Hua Mulan, a young woman who takes her fathers place in the army as he is unwell. She gains glory but must eventually deal with her deception.

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Cast & Crew.

Li Dandan

Hua Mulan

Cho-cho Lam

Liang Menghen

Hou Yao

Director

Pu Shunqing

Writer

Details.

Release Date
June 13, 1928

Original Name
木蘭從軍

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 40m

Genres
History

Last updated: 2025-02-15

This Movie Is About.

folk hero

wuxia

father daughter relationship

cross dressing

Wiki.

Mulan Joins the Army (Chinese: 木蘭從軍; pinyin: Mulan Congjun) is a 1928 Chinese film directed by Hou Yao for the China Sun Motion Picture Company. China Sun invested 30,000 yuan to send a 20-member crew to Northern China to make use of four hundred soldiers during filming. Unfortunately for China Sun, the film was beaten to release in 1927 by competitor Tianyi Film Company's Hua Mulan Joins the Army (Hua Mulan Congjun), which was directed by Li Pingqian and starred Hu Shan, the younger sister of the famed Hu Die.

This film is believed to be a lost film.