The wise Emperor reminds the general that "one man may be the difference between victory and defeat." Fa Mulan (Ming-Na Wen), the teenage daughter of prosperous farmer Fa Zhou (Soon-Tek Oh), nervously prepares for her meeting with the village matchmaker (Miriam Margolyes). The alarm is raised, and the Emperor (Pat Morita) entrusts General Li (James Shigeta) with mobilizing an army to protect China. During the Han Dynasty in ancient China, the legendary Great Wall fails to keep out the notorious Hun army and their ruthless leader, Shan Yu (Miguel Ferrer).The synopsis below may give away important plot points. She decides to risk everything in order to save China. But then, her real gender will no longer be a secret.
After being spotted and pursued by the enemies, an impass situation in the mountains forces Mulan to come up with an idea. Weeks later, Mulan and the other troopers have survived the training camp and are on the way north to stop the Huns. The ancestors awake and decide to send Mushu, a little dishonored dragon to aid Mulan in her quest. She prays to her family's ancestors for protection and luck before leaving as a man in her father's armor with her family's horse. Mulan, who just got rejected by the matchmaker because she had set her on fire, decides to prove that she is worth something and steals away to fit her father's place in the Chinese army. Mulan's father, who has an old wound and cannot walk properly, decides to fight for his country and the honor of his family though it is clear that he will not survive an enemy encounter. When the Huns invade China, one man from every family is called to arms. Mulan is a girl, the only child of her honored family.
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