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Mulan II
Mulan II Distributed Walt Disney Home Entertainment
by
Release November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03) (Italy,
date(s) Norway)
February 1, 2005 (USA)
Running time 79 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Mulan II is a 2004 American direct-to-video Disney an-
imated feature directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne
Southerl and is a sequel to the 1998 animated film Mulan.
The entire cast from the first film returned, except for
Eddie Murphy (Mushu), Miriam Margolyes (The Match-
maker), Chris Sanders (Little Brother) and Matthew
Wilder (Ling’s singing voice). Murphy and Margolyes
were replaced by Mark Moseley and April Winchell, and
Gedde Watanabe does his own singing for the sequel.
DVD cover Mulan II features Mulan and her new fiancé, General Li
Shang on a special mission: escorting the Emperor’s three
Directed by Darrell Rooney daughters across the country to meet their soon-to-be fi-
Lynne Southerland
ancés. The film deals with arranged marriages, loyalty,
Produced by Jennifer Blohm relationships, making choices, trust, and finding true
love.
Screenplay Michael Lucker
by Chris Parker
Roger S.H. Schulman
Plot
Starring Ming-Na
A month after the events of the first film, General Shang
B.D. Wong
Mark Moseley asks Mulan for her hand in marriage, which she accepts.
Lucy Liu Hearing about their engagement, Mushu is thrilled for
Harvey Fierstein them- until the leader of the ancestors informs him that
Sandra Oh if Mulan gets married, he will lose his job as a guardian
Gedde Watanabe
dragon and have to leave her and his pedestal, his place
Lauren Tom
Jerry Tondo of honor as a guardian. The reason for this is because Mu-
Pat Morita lan would be getting married to Shang, thus she becomes
George Takei a part of his family which requires her to have his family
June Foray ancestors and guardians.
Freda Foh Shen
Wanting to keep his job and his friend, Mushu at-
Soon-Tek Oh
Frank Welker tempts to tear the couple apart (especially for selfish rea-
Jillian Henry sons, but, officially, because he sees that they are not
Christopher Lloyd very compatible). Meanwhile, the Emperor calls upon
Music by Joel McNeely Mulan and General Shang to escort his three daughters-
Original songs: Princesses Mei, Ting-Ting, and Su across China to be be-
Jeanine Tesori (music) trothed to three princes so that an alliance can be formed
Alexa Junge (lyrics) with the kingdom of Qui Gong. If the task is not complet-
Editing by Pam Ziegenhagen ed within three days, the alliance will crumble, and the
Mongols will destroy China.
Studio SD Entertainment
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Mulan and Shang set out, along with Yao, Ling and • Christopher Lloyd as Lord Qin (voice talent)
Chien-Po (from the first film), to safely escort the
princesses to their new kingdom. However, due to
Mushu’s interferences and the fact that the three
Soundtrack
princesses are upset by their arranged marriages and ac- Mulan II
tually love Chien-Po, Ling, and Yao, Mulan decides to
go against her orders and, despite Shang’s wishes, stop
the joining of kingdoms. One night, Chien-Po, Ling and
Yao take the princesses out to a village where they im-
press the girls with their antics. Meanwhile, Mushu tricks
Shang into thinking Mulan is taking advantage of him.
They then go through bandit country. Pressured by
Cri-Kee, Mushu confesses to Mulan on what he had done.
Enlightened about the news (yet mad at Mushu), Mulan
tries to talk to Shang when bandits attack. While saving
the three princesses, the bridge they are on breaks, and
General Shang and Mulan are left dangling off a broken
bridge. Since the rope can only support the weight of one
person, Shang sacrifices his life to save Mulan and lets go
of her hand, falling into the river. Soundtrack album by various artists
Mulan then continues alone to Qui Gong. Not wanting
Released January 25, 2005
the princesses to be forced into marriage, and because
Shang is dead, she offers herself to marry one of the Label Walt Disney Records
ruler’s sons. Shang, who actually survived the fall, finds Producer Brian Rawling
out about it and tries to stop her. Mushu decides to help Graham Stack
by pretending to be the Great Golden Dragon of Unity, Brett Swain
who forces the ruler to stop the marriage. Mulan and
Professional reviews
Shang get married and the princesses are released from
their vows, again thanks to Mushu. At the end, Shang The reviews parameter has been deprecated.
combines the family temples. This means that Mushu Please move reviews into the “Reception” section
gets to keep his job, and in his happiness, he accidentally of the article. See Moving reviews into article
reveals himself to Shang, even though Mulan already told space.
Shang about Mushu. Mulan, Shang, and Mushu live hap- Allmusic link
pily ever after.
The soundtrack contains songs from the film performed
by various artists, as well as portions of the film’s score
Cast composed by Joel McNeely. It was released on January 25,
• Ming-Na as Fa Mulan 2005 by Walt Disney Records.
• Mark Moseley as Mushu
• B.D. Wong as General Li Shang Track listing
• Lucy Liu as Princess Mei 1. "Lesson Number One" – Lea Salonga and Chorus
• Harvey Fierstein as Yao 2. "Main Title" (Score)
• Sandra Oh as Princess Ting-Ting 3. "Like Other Girls" – Judy Kuhn, Beth Blankenship,
• Gedde Watanabe as Ling and Mandy Gonzalez
• Lauren Tom as Princess Su 4. "A Girl Worth Fighting For (Redux)" – Gedde
• Jerry Tondo as Chien-Po Watanabe, Jerry Tondo, and Harvey Fierstein
• Pat Morita as The Emperor of China 5. "Here Beside Me" – Hayley Westenra
• George Takei as First Ancestor Fa 6. "(I Wanna Be) Like Other Girls" – Atomic Kitten
• June Foray as Grandmother Fa 7. "The Journey Begins" (Score)
• Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li 8. "In Love and in Trouble" (Score)
• Frank Welker as Cri-Kee/Little Brother 9. "The Attack" (Score)
• Soon-Tek Oh as Fa Zhou 10. "Shang Lives!" (Score)
• April Winchell as The Matchmaker 11. "Here Beside Me (Instrumental)"
• Mary Gibbs as Sha-Ron (uncredited)
• Lea Salonga as Mulan (singing voice)
• Judy Kuhn as Princess Ting-Ting (singing voice)
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See also External links
• Roles of mothers in Disney media • Official website
• List of animated feature films • Mulan II at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Cinema of the United States • Mulan II at the Internet Movie Database
• Mulan II at Rotten Tomatoes
References • Mulan II Original Soundtrack at Allmusic
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Categories:
• English-language films
• 2004 films
• Sequel films
• Disney animated films
• Disney direct-to-video films
• American animated films
• Mulan
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