Knowing her father will die if put in combat again, Mulan makes a desperate decision. Fa Zhou reprimands her for her interference, and insists he will go to training camp the next day with the other soldiers. As Fa Zhou is summoned by Chi Fu, Mulan pleads for her father to be excused from battle, as he is already a veteran and is afflicted with an injured leg. Mulan watches in fear as young men are called forward to receive their orders, knowing that her aging and weak father will be called up as well, being the only male member of the Fa family. The Emperor's smug councilman, Chi Fu (James Hong) arrives at Mulan's village to draft one man from each family for the imperial army. Her father, however, comforts her with the metaphor that the cherry blossom late to bloom may be the most beautiful of all. Deeply ashamed, Mulan returns home and laments that she is not the daughter her parents deserve ("Reflection"). Mulan is deemed a disgrace, and is told she will never bring honor to her family. Mulan's eccentric grandmother insists that Mulan take a live cricket with her for good luck, but the insect escapes from its cage and wreaks havoc at the meeting. After rushing through her morning chores, she meets her mother, Fa Li (Freda Foh Shen), and grandmother (June Foray) in town and is bathed and dressed before joining the other girls at the matchmaker's house ("Honor to Us All"). Though clever and kindhearted, Mulan is a tomboyish klutz who has little faith in her ability to become a poised and dignified bride. 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. Julian Reischl ĭuring 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). 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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