The Promise (2005)
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- PG-13
- 2h 1min
- Action, Drama
- 05 May 2006 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 10 nominations.
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Cast
Hiroyuki Sanada | ... |
General Guangming
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Jang Dong-Gun | ... |
Kunlun
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Cecilia Cheung | ... |
Qingcheng
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Nicholas Tse | ... |
Wuhuan
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Ye Liu | ... |
Snow Wolf
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Hong Chen | ... |
Goddess Manshen
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Qian Po | ... |
One-Eye
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Calvin Yu | ... |
Yeli
(as Xiao Wei Yu)
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Qian Cheng | ... |
King
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Li Jing | ... |
Kulun's mother
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Shi Lei | ... |
Young Wuhuan
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Xiaotong Guan | ... |
Young Qingcheng
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Chun-Xiao | ... |
Princess Qingcheng (voice)
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Peng Lu | ... |
General in red
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Toby Leonard Moore | ... |
Wuhan (voice)
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Anthony Brandon Wong | ... |
(voice)
(as Anthony Wong)
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Directed by
Kaige Chen |
Written by
Kaige Chen | ... | () |
Tan Cheung | ... | () |
Produced by
Hong Chen | ... | producer |
Sanping Han | ... | producer |
Dong-Joo Kim | ... | producer |
Dongming Shi | ... | co-producer |
Ernst Etchie Stroh | ... | producer |
Buting Yang | ... | executive producer |
Wang Zhang | ... | line producer (as Yong Er) / line producer |
Music by
Klaus Badelt |
Cinematography by
Peter Pau |
Editorial Department
Sebastian Leda | ... | promo on-line editor |
Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Matt Garner | ... | additional editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Tim Yip |
Production Management
Hong Wang | ... | production manager |
Max Wang | ... | production manager |
Jiakun Zhang | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dion Lam | ... | second unit director |
Sound Department
Steve Burgess | ... | sound effects editor |
Nigel Christensen | ... | sound editor / sound effects editor |
Bruce Emery | ... | dolby consultant |
Chris Goodes | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer / sound editor |
Antony Gray | ... | sound effects editor |
Paul Korber | ... | sound editor |
Huijia Mo | ... | sound effects editor |
Gavin Myers | ... | sound effects editor |
Andy Neil | ... | re-recording mixer (as Andrew Neil) / sound effects editor (as Andrew Neil) |
Glenn Newnham | ... | sound effects editor |
Paul Pirola | ... | sound effects editor |
Roger Savage | ... | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor |
Blair Slater | ... | foley editor / foley recordist |
Terry Tu | ... | foley artist |
Mario Vaccaro | ... | foley artist |
Danrong Wang | ... | sound designer |
Andy Wright | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Nan Zhao | ... | sound editor |
Ying Zhao | ... | adr mixer |
Visual Effects by
Chi Wai Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Chris Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Desmond Chan | ... | visual effects |
Fanny Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Gladys Ching Sze Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Gladys Chan) |
Henry Kwok Ho Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Henry Chan) |
Martin Chan | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Simon Hok Hing Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Hok Hing Chan) |
Steven Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Tsz-Kwan Chan | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Tsz Kwan Chan) |
Tommy Cheng | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Wingie Chiu | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Sino Ming-Hon Choi | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Sino Choi) |
Tsz Yeung Choi | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Jeremy Choi) |
Eddie Tsin Yan Chow | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Tsin Yan Chow) |
Choi-Ying Chung | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Dennis Chim Kwan Chung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Chim Kwan Chung) |
Frankie Chung | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Jacky Chung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Kin-Fung Ho | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Kin Fung Ho) |
Christina Hsu Holland | ... | massive software consultant: Centro Digital Pictures (as Christina Hsu) |
Harry Ching Wei Hung | ... | lighting and texture supervisor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Catharine Wan Tin Kam | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Catharine Kam) |
Alan Kin Lun Lam | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Kin Lun Lam) |
Alexander Lam | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Anson Lam | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Noelle Ho Ching Lam | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Noelle Lam) |
Ricky Chi Fung Lau | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Chi Fung Lau) |
Wing-Suen Lau | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Wing Suen Lau) |
Chi-Ho Lee | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Chi Ho Lee) |
Jackie Lee | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Kwok Yiu Lee | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Benny Leung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Ken Leung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Manda Pui Man Leung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Manda Leung) |
Ricky Leung | ... | cg animation trainee: Centro Digital Pictures |
Yiu Fung Leung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Hang-Cheong Li | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
So Man Lung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Man Lung So) |
Don Ma | ... | cg director |
Roy Ka Lung Ng | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Kai Lung Ng) |
Leung Ming Pong | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Ming Pong Leung) |
Ralph Chun Ho Poon | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Ralph Poon) |
Man-Fai Pun | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Man Fai Pun) |
Man Yu Sin | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Eric Suen | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Kai-Kwan Tam | ... | cg director |
Elvis Tang | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Hon Man Tang | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Sunny Tang | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Vicky Wei Tang | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Vicky Tang) |
Carrie Thiel | ... | massive motion tree consultant: Centro Digital Pictures |
Ronald To | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
King Ho Tse | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Don Wong | ... | effects supervisor |
Hidy Wong | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Jen Ka Wing Wong | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Ka Wing Wong) |
Ollie Shu Kuen Wong | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Ollie Wong) |
Rachel Wai-Yan Wong | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures (as Wai Yan Wong) |
Tommie Wong | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Zerah Shing Yan Wong | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures (as Zerah Wong) |
Hin Wai Yeung | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Rex Yeung | ... | digital compositor: Centro Digital Pictures |
Roy Yim | ... | cg animator: Centro Digital Pictures |
Lisa Ying | ... | cg animation trainee: Centro Digital Pictures |
Stunts
Dion Lam | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Edmond Chan | ... | first assistant camera |
Sung Fai Choi | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Jimmy Fok | ... | key crane operator |
Louis Jong | ... | key grip |
Kenny Lam | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
Tak-Shing Lee | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
Toshie Tabata | ... | casting coordinator |
Music Department
Christopher Brooks | ... | score co-producer |
Robert Elhai | ... | orchestrator |
Ian Honeyman | ... | music arranger |
Julian Kershaw | ... | orchestrator |
Xincao Li | ... | conductor |
Stephen McLaughlin | ... | music mixer / music recordist / score engineer |
Andrew Raiher | ... | music arranger |
Sinead Smyth | ... | score production coordinator |
Jeff Toyne | ... | orchestrator |
Shiro Gutzie | ... | soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Bin Huang | ... | marketing executive |
Joshua Jason | ... | publicist |
Thanks
Michael Stewart Grant | ... | special thanks (as Michael Grant) |
Production Companies
- 21 Century Shengkai Film
- Capgen Investment Group
- China Film Group Corporation (CFGC)
- Moonstone Entertainment
- Show East (in assocation with)
Distributors
- Deltamac Co. (2005) (Hong Kong)
- Moonstone Entertainment (2005) (Non-US)
- Encore Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- RCV Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- TFM Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Telexcel/ImpactoCine (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- VCL Communications (2006) (Germany)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- G2 Pictures (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- 102 Distribution (2020) (Italy)
- NSM Records (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- NSM Records (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. (digital visual effects created by)
Other Companies
- Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. (digital intermediate)
- China National Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
- Epic Records (soundtrack)
- Getty Images (stock footage)
- Image Bank (stock footage)
- Salon Films (Chapman camera dollies)
- Salon Films (cameras and lenses)
- Salon Films (grip and lighting equipment)
- Soundfirm (sound post production)
- Soundfirm, Beijing (sound post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When the world was young, a Kingdom lay between the Land of Snow and the Barbarian Territory where gods and men lived side-by-side and promises were lies. When poor, starving orphaned girl Qingcheng meets Goddess Manshen, she agrees to become the wealthy beauty of beauties with the curse that she would lose every man she loves, unless three things happen: snow falls in the spring, time moves backwards and the dead comes back to life. Years later, slave Kunlun helps the Great General Master of the Crimson Armor Guangming to defeat a barbarian army with almost seven times more warriors, and Kunlun becomes his slave. When Guangming is wounded, he asks Kunlun to wear his armor and save the king from the cruel Duke of the North Wuhuan that put the Imperial City under siege with his army. However, Kunlun kills the king to save Princess Qingcheng and promises her to never let her die. Princess Qingcheng falls in love for the man of the crimson armor that she believes is General Guangming. When Snow Wolf saves Kunlun and brings him to the Land of Snow, he recollects his childhood when his mother and sister were killed by the evil Wuhuan. Kunlun decides to return to the Kingdom to face Wuhuan and fight for his love. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Box Office
Budget | HKD60,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the most expensive film in Chinese history with a budget of 282,572,490 Yuan ($35 Million). See more » |
Goofs | As Kunlun enters Qingcheng's birdcage, the wire to lower him is visible. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006). See more » |
Quotes |
Goddess Manshen:
Once you have accepted your destiny, nothing can alter it unless time flows backwards, snow falls in the spring, and the dead come back to life. See more » |