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The Promise

The Promise

20055.52h 1m

Overview

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.

Directed by Chen Kaige
Written by Charcoal Tan, Chen Kaige
Produced by Han Sanping, Chen Hong, Ernst Etchie Stroh
Box Office0Revenue: $31.0M

Top Cast

Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung

Princess Qingcheng

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Snow Wolf

Chen Hong

Chen Hong

Goddess Manshen

Cheng Qian

Cheng Qian

The Emperer

Jang Dong-gun

Jang Dong-gun

Kunlun

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

General Guangming

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Wuhuan

Yu Jinwei

Yu Jinwei

Ye Li

Guan Xiaotong

Guan Xiaotong

Young Qingcheng

Shi Lei

Shi Lei

Young Wuhuan

Themes & Keywords

assassinservantemperorbattle assignmentsword duelmagic armor

About The Promise

The Promise is a fantasy, drama, action, thriller, romance film released in 2005 exploring themes of assassin, servant, emperor, battle assignment, sword duel, magic armor. Directed by Chen Kaige, it stars Cecilia Cheung, Liu Ye, Chen Hong. 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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