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The Promise
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.
2005 · Directed by Chen Kaige · 121 min · Fantasy · Drama · Action · Thriller · Romance · 10 frames
Crew
- Written by: Charcoal Tan, Chen Kaige
- Cinematography: Peter Pau Tak-Hai
- Edited by: Matt Garner
- Music: Klaus Badelt
- Production design: Timothy Yip Gam-Tim
- Produced by: Han San Ping, Chen Hong, Ernst Etchie Stroh, Kim Dong-joo
Cast
- Cecilia Cheung as Princess Qingcheng
- Liu Ye as Snow Wolf
- Chen Hong as Goddess Manshen
- Cheng Qian as The Emperer
- Jang Dong-gun as Kunlun
- Hiroyuki Sanada as General Guangming
- Nicholas Tse as Wuhuan
- Yu Jinwei as Ye Li
- Guan Xiaotong as Young Qingcheng
- Shi Lei as Young Wuhuan
Production
- Country: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
- Language: Mandarin
- Studios: 21 Century Shengkai Film, Capgen Investment Group, Moonstone Entertainment, Warner Independent Pictures
- Box office: $30,995,924
- Themes: assassin, servant, emperor, battle assignment, sword duel, wuxia, magic armor
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