Mulan, a spirited but clumsy young woman, fails to impress the Matchmaker, bringing shame to her family. When a Chinese imperial conscription order demands one man per family to fight the invading Huns (led by the ruthless Shan Yu), Mulan’s elderly and disabled father, Fa Zhou, volunteers. To save his life, Mulan steals his armor, cuts her hair, and disguises herself as a man named “Ping.”
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The song score by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel is integral to character and plot. Mulan, a spirited but clumsy young woman, fails
