---
title: 'Mulan Joins the Army (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bu Wancang'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
countries:
  - 'Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mulan-joins-the-army-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192338/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mulan Joins the Army (1939)

1939 · 90 min · Republic of China


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bu Wancang](https://cinepixo.com/people/bu-wancang)
- **Screenplay:** [Ouyang Yuqian](https://cinepixo.com/people/ouyang-yuqian)

## Cast

- [Chen Yunchang](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-yunchang) as Hua Mulan

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