“Jade Warrior” is the first movie in which a Finnish actor speaks mandarin Chinese and flies through the air like a kite. It’s a fantasy movie that honors its role models in the Hong Kong genre. Inspired by the Finnish national epic Kalevala, the movie combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies into one movie.

Shooting: 2.8. – 7.11.2005 in Finland, Estonia and China (in Satakunta 2.8. - 24.8.)
Budget: 2.500.000 €
Director:  Aj Annila
Screenplay: Original story by Iiro Küttner, screenplay by Aj Annila and Petri Jokiranta
Cinematography: Henri Blomberg
Production: Blind Spot Pictures/ Petri Jokiranta and Tero Kaukomaa
Co-producers: FuWorks / San Fu Maltha, Film Tower / Margus Õunapuu and Ming Productions / Peter Loehr
Cast:  Tommi Eronen, Markku Peltola, Zhang Jingchu, Krista Kosonen, Elle Kull, Cheng Taishen, Dang Hao
Release: October 2006
Website: www.jadewarrior.net
 
Villilä Studios participated in the production with Villilä 2004 ESR-project and AgroCinema II EMOTR-project.