| Movie Name | Mulan |
| Release Year | 1998 |
| Directors | Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft |
| Producers | Pam Coats |
| Story By | Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, Raymond Singer, Eugenia |
| Produced By | Walt Disney Feature Animation |
| Released By | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Running Time | 1 hour and 17 minutes |
| Budget | $90 millions |
Story (Mulan 1998):
Introduction (Mulan 1998):
This story “Mulan 1998” is about a girl named Mulan. In the start, it was shown that all the people were protecting the wall of China but the Huns leader Shan Yu came with his soldiers and passed it.
Solider saw Shan Yu:
A soldier saw them and secretly told his companions that Shan Yu had passed the wall of China with his soldier and he will reach the city of China at any time.
General tells King about Shan Yu:
When General Li came to know about this, he went to the king and tells him everything. The king told him to increase the number of soldiers but General Li told him that his soldiers are enough to defeat Shan Yu and his soldiers.
King’s order to General:
But the king refused and ordered him to get one person from each home to be a soldier. General Li obeyed the King’s orders. One the other side, we saw a girl who performs good deeds for the respect of her family using the ways her parents taught her.
Mulan (Mulan 1998):
The name of that girl was Mulan. She also had a dog that helped her in her works. Mulan’s father prayed to his ancestors that Mulan could succeed in attempt to impress the match maker because they wanted her marriage.
Mulan goes to matchmaker:
Mulan’s mother and grandmother were waiting for her near the match maker. When Mulan came, they prepared her and told her a few things that she should do when she meet the match maker. Her grandmother also gave her an insert that and told her that it would be lucky for her.
Mulan’s grandmother gave a insert to Mulan:
Mulan went to the match maker with other girls and the match maker write on her diary after seeing her that “Too skinny, not good for bearing sons”. Then she asked her to present tea and when she presents tea, she saw her insert.
Matchmaker Furious from Mulan‘s mistake:
She snatched the tea from her hand due to which the tea splits on her face. Match maker was very furious and she evicts her from there. In a fit of rage, the match maker asked Mulan that she had disrespected her family. This made Mulan’s family upset.
Soldier’s announcement:
Mulan was also upset and after this her father told her that you are a very special girl. One day, everything will set right. One day, the soldier came to the city and announced that till tomorrow one member of each family should be selected in the army.
Mulan’s Father Feet injured:
The soldiers call a member from each family and when its Mulan’s family’s turn, her father was about to represent his family but Mulan stopped him because his foot was injured and due to this he was not able to walk properly.
Mulan went into army as a boy:
But when Mulan stopped him from being selected in the army, he scolds her. Mulan was very upset that how his father will manage everything. Then she cut her hairs like a boy and went to get selected for the army. It was very difficult for her to learn everything but she didn’t lose courage.
Ancestors meeting:
On the other side, when her family members came to know about her absence, they prayed their ancestors and the ancestors together decide to send a red small dragon to the most powerful ancestor so that he could help her.
Moshu Helped Mulan:
When the red small dragon whose name was Moshu went to wake up the big ancestor, he mistakenly broke it so he went to help Mulan on his own. Moshu went to Mulan and told her that her family ancestors sent him to stay with her.
Li and His Son’s conversation:
Shan Yu moved on with his soldiers. On the other hand, General Li and Li Shang had a conversation. General Le said that he will move on with his army and you prepare your army and move on the order. Chi-Fu was also there who was the one selecting new soldiers.
But he refused that he is not able to fulfill his responsibilities and this made him worried. General Le was Le Shan’s father.
Mulan change her name in training:
He told Chi-Fu not to be scared. When the training starts, Mulan told them that her name is Ping. Le Shan train them and they return to the village but when they reach there, they came to know that General Le Shan’s army was killed by Shan Yu.
Mulan use her weapon wisely:
Both of them fight but Le Shan’s army’s weapons came to an end. Mulan had a canon and she used it wisely and defeats everyone but she also got injured.
Doctor tells everyone about Mulan’s secret:
When the doctor checks her, he came to know that she was a girl and told that to everyone. Due to this, Le Shan evicts her from his army. On the other hand, Mulan came to know that some of Shan Yu’s soldiers are still live.
Mulan attack Shan Yu:
She quickly went to tell Le Shan but he didn’t listen. Shan Yu went there and attacked Le Shan. He also tried to kill the King but Mulan saved him.
Happy ending (Mulan 1998):
The king thanked her and gave a necklace and a sword as a gift. Mulan asked the king for his approval so that she could go back to her home. The king approved and asked her to stay in the palace and gave her a lot of tasks and that’s how the story ends.
Mulan 1998 Character Invoices:
| No | Characters | Voice Actor |
| 1 | Various Ancestors | Mary Kay Bergman |
| 2 | The Emperor of China | Pat Morita |
| 3 | First Ancestor | George Takei |
| 4 | General Li | James Shigeta |
| 5 | The Matchmaker | Miriam Margolyes |
| 6 | Khan / Cri-Kee / Hun | Frank Welker |
| 7 | Grandmother Fa | June Foray (singing: Marni Nixon) |
| 8 | Fa Li | Freda Foh Shen |
| 9 | Fa Zhou | Soon-tek Oh |
| 10 | Shan Yu | Miguel Ferrer |
| 11 | Chi-Fu | James Hong |
| 12 | Chien-Po | Jerry Tondo |
| 13 | Ling | Gedde Watanabe (singing: Matthew Wilder) |
| 14 | Yao | Harvey Fierstein |
| 15 | Captain Li Shang | BD Wong (singing: Donny Osmond) |
Character Profile (Mulan 1998):
Fa Zhou (Mulan 1998):
Fa Zhao was a good guy who was to serve his country and for this purpose, he wanted to join Army even when he foot was injured and he was not able to walk properly.
Villain’s Profile (Mulan 1998):
Shan Yu:
Shan Yu was a very bad guy who attacked the wall of China due to which many people lose their lives but he didn’t back off. He then attacked the king and at that time, Mulan was the one who helped him.
Did You Notice!
When Mulan’s mother and Grandmother prepare her, her tattoo’s ink didn’t lose but when the match maker holds her hand, his hand fully covers with ink.
Life Lessons (Mulan 1998):
- We should never lose courage.
- Never consider girls weaker than anyone.
- We should always follow the way of truth.
Question For You:
Are you as courageous as Mulan?
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