Jade Warrior (film)

Jade Warrior
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAntti-Jussi Annila
Written byAntti-Jussi Annila
Petri Jokiranta
Iiro Küttner (story)
Produced byPetri Jokiranta
Tero Kaukomaa
Margus Õunapuu
Peter Loehr
San Fu Maltha
StarringTommi Eronen
Zhang Jingchu
Krista Kosonen
Markku Peltola
CinematographyHenri Blomberg
Edited byIikka Hesse
Music bySamuli Kosminen
Kimmo Pohjonen
Distributed byBlind Spot Pictures
Release dates
  • 13 October 2006 (2006-10-13) (Finland)
  • 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20) (Estonia)
  • 24 October 2006 (2006-10-24) (China)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesFinland
China
Estonia
Netherlands
LanguagesFinnish
Mandarin
Budget€2.5 million[1]

Jade Warrior (Finnish: Jadesoturi, Chinese: 玉战士; pinyin: Yù zhànshì) is a Finnish-Chinese co-produced movie. It combines elements of the wuxia genre with Finnish Kalevala mythology.[1] It was directed by Antti-Jussi Annila.

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.[2] In Finland, the movie grossed €607,038 with 79,050 tickets sold.[3]

In 2007, Jade Warrior received the Jussi Award for Best Costume Design (Anna Vilppunen) and Best Film Score (Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen).[4]

  1. ^ a b Laity, K. A. (April 2007). "Fun With Sledgehammers or "In Search of the Sampo"". Up Against the Wall. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007.
  2. ^ Aamulehti 10.10.2006, sivu B20
  3. ^ "Box Office / Business". Jadesoturi (2006). IMDB. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007.
  4. ^ "Jussi-voittajat 2000–2009". Jussit.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 April 2021.