Mulan II is a 2004 American direct-to-video animated musical adventure film produced by the Japanese office of Disneytoon Studios. It is directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southerland and written by Michael Lucker, Chris Parker, and Roger S. H. Schulman. It is the sequel to Disney's 1998 animated feature film Mulan, featuring songs by Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge and musical score composed by Joel McNeely. Much of the voice cast from the first film returned, excluding Eddie Murphy (Mushu), Miriam Margolyes (The Matchmaker), James Hong (Chi-Fu), Chris Sanders (Little Brother), and Matthew Wilder (Ling's singing voice). Murphy, Margolyes, and Sanders were replaced by Mark Moseley, April Winchell, and Frank Welker, respectively, while Gedde Watanabe does his own singing for the sequel. Mulan II features Mulan and her new fiancé, General Li Shang on a special mission: escorting the Emperor's three daughters across the country to meet their soon-to-be fiancés. Meanwhile, Mushu attempts to break up their relationship to keep his pedestal. The film deals with arranged marriages, loyalty, relationships, making choices, trust, and finding true love. 

The film was released as a direct-to-video title in the United States on December 28, 2004. Unlike its predecessor, which gained critical acclaim, Mulan II was poorly received by critics.

Plot
One month after defeating the Huns, Mushu enjoys his restored status as a guardian spirit, to the dismay of the Fa family ancestors. General Shang asks Mulan for her hand in marriage, and she happily accepts. Mushu is initially thrilled about the engagement, until the ancestors inform him that if Mulan marries Shang, his family ancestors and guardians would become hers; as a result, Mushu will lose his job. The Emperor calls upon Mulan and Shang and informs them of the threat the Mongols pose to China. To oppose them, the Emperor intends to strengthen China by forging an alliance with the kingdom of Qui Gong, arranging for his three daughters, Princesses Ting-Ting, Mei, and Su, to be married to Qui Gong's princes, and assigns Mulan and Shang to protect them on their journey. Although uneasy at the idea of arranged marriage, Mulan agrees to the mission.

Mulan and Shang, along with Yao, Ling and Chien-Po, set out with the princesses to Qui Gong. In order to protect his position as guardian, and believing that Mulan and Shang are incompatible due to their different behavior, Mushu tags along to sabotage their relationship, while Cri-Kee attempts to stop him. While desparately trying various ways to sabotage Mulan and Shang's relationship, Mushu accidentally destroys the princess's carriage. Now forced to travel on foot, Mulan and Shang briefly argue over what direction they should go, as well as their duties. Seeing this, Mushu manipulates Shang into believing that Mulan is fed up with him, escalating tensions between them.

Meanwhile, Mei, Ting Ting and Su fall in love with Yao, Ling and Chien-Po respectively, and the princesses decide to follow Mulan's advice of having a duty to their hearts. That night, Yao, Ling and Chien-Po take the princesses out to a nearby village, and they mutually declare their love. Mulan pursues them, becoming happy that the princesses have followed their hearts. Mushu wakes up Shang, who pursues the group and reprimands them for forgetting about their duties. Mulan and Shang erupt into a heated argument, and decide that they are too different for each other and break-up.

The group begins travelling across bandit country, and Mushu realizes that Mulan's break-up with Shang has only made her miserable. Overwhelmed with guilt, Mushu confesses to his actions, losing Mulan's trust yet motivating her to fix things with Shang. The group is attacked by bandits that attempt to kidnap the princesses. Although the princesses are saved, Mulan and Shang are left dangling on a broken bridge; Shang allows himself to fall into the ravine so that Mulan can lift herself up. Heartbroken, Mulan declares that the princesses won't be forced into a loveless marriage and continues on to Qui Gong alone. Mulan presents herself to Qui Gong's ruler, Lord Qin, and lies that the princesses have been killed, offering herself in their place; Lord Qin agrees, and arranges a wedding between Mulan and his eldest son, Prince Jeeki.

Shang turns up alive and meets up with Yao, Ling, Chien-Po and the princesses, and heads to Qui Gong. Shang interrupts the wedding and admits that Mulan was right about following her heart. To save Mulan and Shang from Lord Qin's forces, Mushu impersonates the Great Golden Dragon of Unity, forcing Lord Qin to ally himself with the Emperor, while allowing Mulan and Shang to marry and freeing the princesses from their vows. Sometime later, Mulan and Shang officially marry in Mulan's village, and Mushu accepts the loss of his position; however, Shang combines the family temples, enabling Mushu to continue being a guardian spirit. While celebrating, Mushu accidentally reveals himself to Shang and Mulan. However, Shang is not surprised as he was already aware of Mushu's existence, as Mulan tells Mushu that she had already told Shang about him. Afterwards, Shang and Mulan embrace while the thrilled Mushu is happy to have his role back.

Cast
 Ming-Na Wen as Fa Mulan
 Lea Salonga as Fa Mulan (singing voice)
 BD Wong as General Li Shang
 Lucy Liu as Princess Mei
 Beth Blankenship as Princess Mei (singing voice)
 Sandra Oh as Princess Ting-Ting
 Judy Kuhn as Princess Ting-Ting (singing voice)
 Lauren Tom as Princess Su
 Mandy Gonzalez as Princess Su (singing voice)
 Gedde Watanabe as Ling
 Harvey Fierstein as Yao
 Jerry Tondo as Chien-Po
 Mark Moseley as Mushu
 Pat Morita as The Emperor of China
 George Takei as First Ancestor Fa
 June Foray as Grandmother Fa
 Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li
 Frank Welker as Cri-Kee/Little Brother
 Soon-Tek Oh as Fa Zhou
 April Winchell as The Matchmaker
 Jillian Henry as Sha-Ron
 Keone Young as Lord Qin
 Michelle Kwan as Shopkeeper
 Rob Paulsen as Prince Jeeki

Marketing
The trailer for the film was first released on January 27, 2004, with the 2-Disc Special Edition release of Alice in Wonderland. The trailer was also attached to other VHS and DVDs released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment in 2004. A behind-the-scenes sneak preview was also released on October 26, 2004 with the Special Edition release of its predecessor.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack contains songs from the film performed by various artists, as well as portions of the film score composed by Joel McNeely. It was released on January 25, 2005, by Walt Disney Records.

Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics and an average score of 3.9/10.  According to Scott Gwin of CinemaBlend, "Mulan II is a direct-to-DVD disgrace that takes everything excellent about its predecessor film, rips it to shreds, and uses it for rat cage lining."  TV Guide reviewer Robert Pardi gave the film a 2 out of 5 star rating, saying, "The original Mulan was heralded for adding a spunky heroine to the Disney canon of distressed princesses, but despite its excellent voice cast, this sequel merely apes the success of live-action martial arts films".

Cancelled sequel 
In early 2002, it was reported that Disney was working on Mulan III. Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, writers of the first film, submitted two stories to Disney, in which they suggested a new character named Ana Ming. Like this film, the second sequel would have been released direct-to-video, but it was canceled before the release of Mulan II.

See also

 Roles of mothers in Disney media
 List of animated feature films

Notes

References

External links

 
 
 
 
 [ Mulan II Original Soundtrack] at Allmusic

2004 animated films
2004 films
2004 fantasy films
2000s musical films
2004 direct-to-video films
2000s American animated films
American children's animated fantasy films
American children's animated musical films
American sequel films
Anime-influenced Western animation
Asian-American musical films
Direct-to-video sequel films
Mulan (franchise)
DisneyToon Studios animated films
Disney direct-to-video animated films
Films scored by Joel McNeely
Films set in the Han dynasty
Films directed by Darrell Rooney
Animated films about dragons
Animated films about princesses
Films about Hua Mulan
2000s English-language films
Animated films set in China
Animated films set in Imperial China
《뮬란 2》(Mulan II)는 2005년 개봉된 디즈니 장편 애니메이션 영화 (오리지널 비디오)이다. 중국을 무대로 한 극장용 장편 애니메이션 《뮬란》의 속편이다.

줄거리 
첫 번째 영화의 사건이 있은 지 한 달 후 무슈는 파 가족 조상을 실망스럽게도 수호신으로서의 회복된 지위를 즐긴다. 샹 장군은 뮬란에게 결혼을 청했고 그녀는 기꺼이 받아들인다. 무슈는 처음에 뮬란이 샹과 결혼하면 그의 가족 조상과 보호자가 그녀의 것이 될 것이라고 조상이 그에게 알릴 때까지 약혼에 대해 감격했다. 결과적으로 무슈는 직장을 잃을 것이다. 황제는 뮬란과 샹을 불러 몽골이 중국에 가하는 위협에 대해 알린다. 이에 대항하기 위해 황제는 기공 왕국과 동맹을 맺고 세 딸 팅팅, 메이, 수 공주를 기공의 왕자들과 결혼시키고 뮬란과 샹을 임명함으로써 중국을 강화할 계획이다. 그들의 여정에서 그들을 보호하기 위해. 뮬란은 중매결혼이라는 생각에 불안해하지만 임무에 동의한다.

뮬란과 샹은 야오, 링, 치엔포와 함께 공주들과 함께 기공으로 출발했다. 후견인으로서의 지위를 보호하고 뮬란과 샹이 서로 다른 행동으로 인해 양립할 수 없다고 믿기 위해 무슈는 그들의 관계를 방해하기 위해 따라다니고, 크리키는 그를 막으려 한다. 뮬란과 샹에게 문제를 일으키려는 무슈의 시도는 역효과를 내고 무심코 공주의 마차를 파괴한다. 이제 걸어서 이동해야 하는 상황에 처한 뮬란과 샹은 자신들이 가야 할 방향과 의무에 대해 잠시 언쟁을 벌인다. 이를 본 무슈는 샹을 조종해 뮬란이 자신에게 질렸다고 믿게 하여 그들 사이의 긴장을 고조시킨다.

한편, 메이, 팅팅, 수는 각각 야오, 링, 치엔포와 사랑에 빠지고, 공주들은 마음에 의무를 다하라는 뮬란의 충고를 따르기로 결심한다. 그날 밤 야오, 링, 치엔포는 공주들을 데리고 가까운 마을로 가서 서로의 사랑을 선언한다. 뮬란은 공주들이 그들의 마음을 따랐다는 사실에 기뻐하며 그들을 쫓는다. 무슈는 그룹을 쫓는 샹을 깨우고 의무를 잊은 것에 대해 질책한다. 뮬란과 샹은 열띤 논쟁을 벌이고, 서로 너무 다르다고 판단하고 헤어진다.

그룹은 산적 국가를 여행하기 시작하고 무슈는 뮬란과 샹의 이별이 그녀를 비참하게 만들 뿐임을 깨닫는다. 죄책감에 휩싸인 무슈는 자신의 행동을 고백하고 뮬란의 신뢰를 잃고 샹과 함께 문제를 해결하도록 동기를 부여한다. 그룹은 공주를 납치하려는 산적의 공격을받는다. 공주들은 구해졌지만 뮬란과 샹은 부러진 다리에 매달려 있다. 샹은 뮬란이 몸을 일으킬 수 있도록 자신을 계곡으로 떨어뜨린다. 마음이 상한 뮬란은 공주들에게 사랑 없는 결혼을 강요하지 않겠다고 선언하고 홀로 기공에게 계속 나아간다. 뮬란은 기공의 통치자에게 자신을 소개하고 공주가 살해 당했다는 거짓말을하고 대신 자신을 바친다. 그는 이에 동의하고 뮬란과 그의 장남 지키 왕자 사이의 결혼식을 주선한다.

샹은 살아서 야오, 링, 치엔포 및 공주를 만나 기공으로 향한다. 샹은 결혼식을 중단하고 뮬란이 자신의 마음을 따르는 것이 옳았다고 인정한다. 진경의 군대로부터 뮬란과 상을 구하기 위해 무슈는 통일의 대금룡으로 가장하여 진경이 황제와 동맹을 맺도록 강요하고 뮬란과 상이 결혼하도록 허용하고 공주들을 서약에서 해방시킨다. 얼마 후 뮬란과 샹은 뮬란의 마을에서 공식적으로 결혼하고 무슈는 그의 지위 상실을 받아들인다. 그러나 샹은 가족 사원을 결합하여 무슈가 계속해서 수호신이 될 수 있도록 한다. 축하하는 동안 무슈는 실수로 샹과 뮬란에게 자신을 드러낸다. 샹은 그가 이미 무슈의 존재를 알고 있음을 밝히고 그와 뮬란은 포옹한다.

한국판 성우진 
 정미숙 - 뮬란(밍 나)
 김일 - 샹(B.D. 웡)
 이인성 - 무슈(마크 모즐리)
 노민 - 야오(하비 피어스타인)
 최병상 - 링(게드 와타나베)
 서문석 - 치엔포(제리 톤도)
 이영주 - 뮬란의 어머니
 유만준 - 뮬란의 아버지(오순택)
 나수란 - 뮬란의 할머니(준 포레이)
 성선녀 - 중매쟁이(미리엄 마걸리스)
 온영삼 - 조상신(조지 타케이)
 정기항 - 황제(패트 모리타)
 함수정 - 팅팅 공주(산드라 오)
 임은정 - 메이 공주(루시 류)
 은영선 - 수 공주(로런 톰)
 이종구 - 흉노 황제

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