Private Project

The First Sword of Wudang

Wudang di yi jian (The First Sword of Wudang) is a fictional kung fu-comedy filmed together with the 11-17 -year-old students of Wudang Daoist Martial Arts Academy, Huilong Guan, Wudang, China. The storyline for this Chinese-Finnish collaboration film was brainstormed by the students themselves; they designed the kung fu choreography and perform in the movie. In the story, the mountain's most skilled swordsman and his apprentice invade the kung fu academy in order to steal a book of Wudang 13 ‒ the school's most valued tai chi routine...

  • Mirkka Suhonen
    Director
    Tornin Neito
  • Mirkka Suhonen
    Writer
    Tornin Neito
  • He Yuankai
    Writer
  • the traditional class of Wudang Daoist Martial Arts Academy
    Writer
  • Mirkka Suhonen
    Producer
    Tornin Neito
  • Ville Suopajärvi
    Music
    Tornin Neito
  • Jukka Nurmela & Heikki Kivelä
    Audio engineers
  • Chen Xinjie
    Key Cast
    "The First Sword of Wudang"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    武当第一剑 (Wudang di yi jian)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Kungfu, comedy, youth
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 3, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    China
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 武当第一剑 premiere and additional screenings (2) at Studio Cinema
    Oulu
    Finland
    June 3, 2018
    World premiere
  • 37th Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival
    Oulu
    Finland
    November 16, 2018
    Festival premiere (Finland)
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • M Suhonen Films
    Country: Finland
    Rights: All Rights
Director - Mirkka Suhonen