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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. It is based 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 led 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
References
External links
San Mao Joins the Army at IMDb
San Mao Joins the Army at Mtime.com (archived) (in Chinese)