The Promise (2005)
| Release Date | 15 December 2005 |
| Budget | $42,000,000 |
| Genre | Action, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | ChinaUSASouth Korea |
| Filming Locations | Hengdian World Studios, Heng Dian, China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Martial Arts, Romantic Epic, Fantasy Adventure, Period Film |
| Niche Genre | Epic |
| Themes | Great Battles, Star-Crossed Lovers, Crowned Heads, Curses and Spells |
| Tones | Sweeping, Rousing, Passionate |
| Tags | China, Commander, Love, Rescue, Spell [magic], War |
The Promise (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Wújí; literally "Limitless") is a 2005 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse. The film is based on the Wuxia romance The K’un-lun Slave, written by P’ei Hsing at the time of the Tang Dynasty.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Dong-gun Jang
Kunlun
Hong Chen
Goddess Manshen
Qian Cheng
The Emperor
Xiao Wei Yu
Ye Li
Chun-Xiao
Princess Qingcheng
Toby Leonard Moore
Wuhan
Director
Kaige Chen
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Producer
Kaige Chen
writer
Hong Chen
producer
Yong Er
line producer
Sanping Han
producer
Dong-ju Kim
producer
Dong-ming Shi
co-producer
Ernst Etchie Stroh
producer
Buting Yang
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Peter Pau
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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
Chris Goodes
sound editor, assistant sound re-recording mixer
Antony Gray
sound effects editor
Paul Korber
sound editor
Jiajia Mok
sound effects editor
Andrew Neil
sound re-recording mixer, sound effects editor
Glenn Newnham
sound effects editor
Paul Pirola
sound effects editor
Roger Savage
sound supervisor, sound re-recording mixer
Blair Slater
foley recordist, foley editor
Terry Tu
foley artist
Mario Vaccaro
foley artist
Andy Wright
assistant re-recording mixer
Visual Effects
Desmond Chan
visual effects
Henry Kwok Ho Chan
visual effects artist
Frankie Chung
visual effects supervisor
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
Editorial Department
Sebastian Leda
promo on-line editor
Music Department
Christopher Brooks
score co-producer
Robert Elhai
orchestrator
Ian Honeyman
music arranger
Julian Kershaw
orchestrator
Xincao Li
conductor
Stephen McLaughlin
score engineer, music mixer, music recordist
Andrew Raiher
music arranger
Sinead Smyth
score production coordinator
Jeff Toyne
orchestrator
Other Crew
Jamie Bukowski
assistant: Klaus Badelt
John Samuel Hanson
synthesizer programmer
Robert Milo Williams
synthesizer programmer
Thanks
Michael Stewart Grant
special thanks
Production Company
21 Century Shengkai Film
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Capgen Investment Group
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China Film Group
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Moonstone Entertainment
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Show East
Distributor
Moonstone Entertainment
Encore Films
Golden Village Entertainment
RCV Film Distribution
TFM Distribution
TelexcelImpactoCine
Warner Bros.
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
,
Deltamac Entertainment
G2 Pictures
RCV Home Entertainment
,
VCL Communications GmbH
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.
Miscellaneous
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, cameras and lenses, grip and lighting equipment
Soundfirm Beijing Co. Ltd.
sound post-production
Soundfirm
sound post production
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