San Mao Joins the Army

San Mao Joins the Army
San Mao Joins the Army
Traditional	三毛從軍記
Simplified	三毛从军记
Mandarin	Sān Máo Cóngjūnjì
Directed by	Zhang Jianya
Written by	Zhang Leping; Zhang Jianya
Based on	San Mao Joins the Army by Zhang Leping
Produced by	Li Dianliang
Starring	Jia Lin; Wei Zongwan
Cinematography	Huang Baohua
Edited by	Sun Huimin
Production; company	Shanghai Film Studio
Distributed by	Shanghai Film Studio
Release date	1992;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin

San Mao Joins the Army (Chinese: 三毛从军记) is a 1992 Chinese comedy film directed and co-written by Zhang Jianya and starring Wei Zongwan and Jia Lin.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is base on the Manhua of the same name by Zhang Leping. It was produced and distributed by Shanghai Film Studio. The film premiered in China in 1992. The film follows the story of San Mao and his comrade-in-arms Laogui in the Battle of Shanghai.

Plot[]

In 1937, after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out. San Mao (Jia Lin), a wandering orphan, joins the army, where he meets his comrade-in-arms Laogui (Wei Zongwan), they participate in the Battle of Shanghai lead by Feng Yuxiang, Chen Cheng and Zhang Zhizhong in Shanghai. One day, they are dropped into the jungle, but the plane never comes to pick them up again. They live in the jungle for a long time and become savages. One day, a plane flies over the jungle and scatters numerous leaflets. After reading the leaflet, they know that the war is over.

Cast[]

Jia Lin as San Mao
Wei Zongwan as Laogui
Sun Feihu as Chiang Kai-shek
Zhu Yi as Division commander Niu
Zhang Mingyu as Regimental commander
Li Ying as Wife
Jiang Wen as Girl
Dong Lin as Drillmaster
Shi Ling as General
Zhan Che as Policeman
Su Zhenyu as Young Master
Xu Caigen as Japanese soldier
Hu Ronghua as Military official

Reception[]

Douban gave the drama 8.3 out of 10.

Accolades[]

Date	Award	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result
1993	1st Beijing College Student Film Festival	Best Film	San Mao Joins the Army	Won
		Special Award for Artistic Innovation		Won
		Best Visual Effects		Won
	5th Bingxue Film Festival	Silver Award		Won
	Fantasporto	Judges Award		Won
	50th Venice International Film Festival	Senate Special Award		Won
	13th Golden Rooster Awards	Best Makeup		Nominated
		Best Children's film		Won
		Best Director	Zhang Jianya	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Wei Zongwan	Won
1994	1st Baogang Elegant Art Award	Outstanding Film	San Mao Joins the Army	Won
1995	6th Chinese Film Tongniu Award	Outstanding Children's Film	San Mao Joins the Army	Won
1995	6th Chinese Film Tongniu Award	Outstanding Director	Zhang Jianya	Won
2005	One of the Most Memorable 100 Chinese Films	N/A	San Mao Joins the Army	Won

References[]

^ 《三毛从军记》导演张建亚：电影是高贵的. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-12-04.
^ 《三毛从军记》数字修复后再登大银幕(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-02.
^ 曾与赵本山齐名的老戏骨，国家一级演员魏宗万近照，80岁依然健朗. qq.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-01.
^ 流金岁月《三毛从军记》. sina (in Chinese). 2007-06-05.

External links[]

San Mao Joins the Army at IMDb
San Mao Joins the Army at Mtime.com (in Chinese)

[1] 《三毛从军记》导演张建亚：电影是高贵的. 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-12-04.

[2] 《三毛从军记》数字修复后再登大银幕(图). 163.com (in Chinese). 2015-11-02.

[3] 曾与赵本山齐名的老戏骨，国家一级演员魏宗万近照，80岁依然健朗. qq.com (in Chinese). 2018-03-01.

[4] 流金岁月《三毛从军记》. sina (in Chinese). 2007-06-05.

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