Mulan

1998 animated film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft

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"Mulan" is a 1998 animated film directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft that tells the story of a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army. The film became a major cultural phenomenon and is notable for bringing a classic Chinese legend to international audiences through animation.

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When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly is— and what she’s willing to fight for.

Released: 1998-06-1888 minDir: Tony BancroftAnimation, Family, AdventureBudget: $90.0MBox office: $304MPart of: Mulan Collection

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Cast

Ming-Na Wen as Mulan (voice)
Eddie Murphy as Mushu (voice)
BD Wong as Shang (voice)
Miguel Ferrer as Shan-Yu (voice)
Harvey Fierstein as Yao (voice)
Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li (voice)

Themes

princess
daughter
china
homeland
villain
musical
sexism
training
cricket
female protagonist

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Duration: 88
FilmAffinity ID: 890974
Official website: movies.disney.com/mulan

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publication date: 1998-00-00
title: Mulan
capital cost: 90000000
box office: 120620254
Commons category: Mulan (1998 film)
review score: 7.7/10

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Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age action-adventure film based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci. Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, and BD Wong star in the English version as Mulan, Mushu, Shan Yu, and Captain Li Shang, respectively, while Jackie Chan provided the voice of Li Shang for the Chinese dubs of the film. The film's plot takes place in China during an unspecified Imperial dynasty, where Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father's place during a general conscription to counter a Hun (Xiongnu) invasion.

Mulan was the first of three features produced primarily at the Disney animation studio at Disney–MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) in Bay Lake, Florida. Development for the film began in 1994, when a number of artistic supervisors were sent to China to receive artistic and cultural inspiration.