
Feature film — 2005
The Promise (2005)
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
On screen
Cast & crew

Cecilia Cheung
Princess Qingcheng

Liu Ye
Snow Wolf

Chen Hong
Goddess Manshen

Cheng Qian
The Emperer

Jang Dong-gun
Kunlun

Hiroyuki Sanada
General Guangming

Nicholas Tse Ting-fung
Wuhuan

Yu Jinwei
Ye Li

Guan Xiaotong
Young Qingcheng

Shi Lei
Young Wuhuan

Lu Peng
General in Red

Anthony Brandon Wong
(voice)
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