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Jade Warrior is a finlandais film of genre Drama directed by Antti-Jussi Annila with Zhang Jingchu
Jade Warrior (2006)
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Add to a movie listLength 1h50
Directed by Antti-Jussi Annila
OriginFinlande
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Rating57%
Jade Warrior (Finnish: Jadesoturi, Chinese: 玉战士; pinyin: Yù zhànshì, Estonian: Igavese armastuse sõdalane) is a Finnish-Chinese co-produced movie. It combines elements of the wuxia genre with Finnish Kalevala mythology. It was directed by Antti-Jussi Annila.
The movie opened in Finland on October 13, 2006 with 40 copies. The film debuted at #2, right after The Devil Wears Prada. It opened in China on October 24 with 150 copies in 70 cities. Jade Warrior is the first Finnish movie to be released in movie theaters in China. In addition to China, the movie's international distribution rights have been sold to more than 30 countries. In Finland, the movie grossed €607,038 with 79,050 tickets sold.
Synopsis
Inspired by the Finnish epic The Kalevala, the story opens with a down-on-his luck novice blacksmith named Kai whose girlfriend, Ronja, leaves him. Ronja tries to dispose of his collection of Asian artifacts and what appears to be an urn full of ashes at an antique dealer. The ashes are his burned up hair and nail clippings, used by blacksmiths to prevent rust. This sets off a mythical series of events that holds Ronja back from leaving town. The ashes open a mythical chest, which causes Kai to remember a past life where he was a half-Chinese half-Finnish warrior named Sintai, fated to battle a demon in ancient China, threatening to enslave all of humankind.Actors
Zhang Jingchu
(Pin Yu)
Tommi Eronen
(Kai / Sintai)
Krista Kosonen
(Ronja)
Markku Peltola
(Berg)
Antti-Jussi Annila
(Soldier Monk (uncredited))
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