Given the continuing popularity of the Chinese costume epic, it's pretty much inevitable that all manner of legends and enduring tales will be dusted off and brought to the screen as blockbusters. Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) (Blu-ray + DVD) (US Version) 花木蘭 (2009) (Blu-ray + DVD) (美國版) 花木兰 (2009) (Blu-ray + DVD) (美国版) Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) (Blu-ray + DVD) (US Version) Mulan: Rise of a Warrior (2009) (Blu-ray + DVD) (US Version)Ī - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it? Stephen Tung Wai provides the action direction for the film's impressive battle and combat scenes. The unique supporting cast also includes CJ7 child actress Xu Jiao, Korean-American Mando-pop singer Nicky Lee, and Russian singer Vitas. Hu Jun is charismatically over the top as the ruthless leader of the enemy army, and Jaycee Chan plays a free-spirited soldier. The legend of Mulan has been adapted into numerous small and big screen productions including a Disney movie.Īloys Chen, with whom Zhao paired in Painted Skin, plays the general who develops a strong camaraderie and ambiguous romance with Mulan. Faced with the dangers and heartaches of war, Mulan grows into a great warrior and general while working hard to keep her true identity a secret.
Defying her father's wishes, Mulan risks death to answer the conscription call in his stead. After her turn as a willful warrior princess in Red Cliff, Vicki Zhao gender bends again as eponymous folk heroine Hua Mulan, the filial daughter who famously adopted male guise to take her elderly father's place in the battlefield. Directed by Jingle Ma ( Butterfly Lovers), the historical action epic Mulan earned its place in the 2009 year-end lineup of Chinese blockbusters with its adrenaline-pumping war scenes and strong star power.