Jade Warrior (film)
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.
| Jade Warrior | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Antti-Jussi Annila |
| Written by | Antti-Jussi Annila Petri Jokiranta Iiro Küttner (story) |
| Produced by | Petri Jokiranta Tero Kaukomaa Margus Õunapuu Peter Loehr San Fu Maltha |
| Starring | Tommi Eronen Zhang Jingchu Krista Kosonen Markku Peltola |
| Cinematography | Henri Blomberg |
| Edited by | Iikka Hesse |
| Music by | Samuli Kosminen Kimmo Pohjonen |
| Distributed by | Blind Spot Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Finland China Estonia Netherlands |
| Languages | Finnish Mandarin |
| Budget | €2.5 million |
The movie opened in Finland on 13 October 2006 with 40 copies. The film debuted at #2, right after The Devil Wears Prada. It opened in China on 24 October 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.
In 2007, Jade Warrior received the Jussi Award for Best Costume Design (Anna Vilppunen) and Best Film Score (Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen).