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Mulan Joins the Army (1928 film)

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'Mulan Joins the Army' is a 1928 Chinese film directed by Hou Yao for the China Sun Motion Picture Company. Fang Mingguang '' 2003 - Page 81 " 1928 ..." 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.Yingjin Zhang 'Chinese National Cinema' 2004- Page 42 "For instance, in 1927 Minxin invested 30,000 yuan, sent a twenty-member crew to Northern China and enlisted four hundred army soldiers in shooting Mulan Joins the Army (Mulan congjun, dir. Hou Yao, 1928; 10 reels). Their six-month hard work proved a box-office disaster because Tianyi had released its Hua Mulan Joins the Army (Hua Mulan congjun, dir. Li Pingqian, 1927;"

This film is believed to be a lost film.

Cast



* Li Dandan as Hua Mulan

* Liang Menghen ()

* Lim Cho Cho ()

References




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