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Feature film — 2005

The Promise (2005)

5.62h 1mFantasy — Drama — Action — Thriller — Romance

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.

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A high-signal pick with 136 votes.

21 Century Shengkai Film / Capgen Investment Group / Moonstone Entertainment / Warner Independent Pictures / Salon Films / China Film Group Corporation

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Director: Chen Kaige

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Cast & crew

Cecilia Cheung as Princess Qingcheng

Cecilia Cheung

Princess Qingcheng

Liu Ye as Snow Wolf

Liu Ye

Snow Wolf

Chen Hong as Goddess Manshen

Chen Hong

Goddess Manshen

Cheng Qian as The Emperer

Cheng Qian

The Emperer

Jang Dong-gun as Kunlun

Jang Dong-gun

Kunlun

Hiroyuki Sanada as General Guangming

Hiroyuki Sanada

General Guangming

Nicholas Tse Ting-fung as Wuhuan

Nicholas Tse Ting-fung

Wuhuan

Yu Jinwei as Ye Li

Yu Jinwei

Ye Li

Guan Xiaotong as Young Qingcheng

Guan Xiaotong

Young Qingcheng

Shi Lei as Young Wuhuan

Shi Lei

Young Wuhuan

Lu Peng as General in Red

Lu Peng

General in Red

Anthony Brandon Wong as (voice)

Anthony Brandon Wong

(voice)

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