From the award-winning director of Farewell My Concubine and cinematographer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon comes a swirling, sword-clanging new legend in martial arts lore, the epic tale of a destiny foretold, of battles fought...and of a love to be won.
A slave who can outrun stampeding bulls...battling warriors who soar from treetop to treetop...awe-inspiring feats of martial-arts mastery...breathtaking visuals and heart-stopping action: All intertwine in this haunting tale of a beautiful princess torn between destiny and desire. The Promise (a Golden Globe® Nominee as 2005's Best Foreign Language Film) soars with gravity-defying thrills. Prepare to be amazed, astonished and carried to new heights by "a romantic epic of exceptional emotional resonance...one of the most beautiful films imaginable" (Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times).
| Hiroyuki Sanada | General Guangming |
| Jang Dong-gun | Kunlun |
| Cecilia Cheung | Qingcheng |
| Nicholas Tse | Wuhuan |
| Liu Ye | Snow Wolf |
| Chen Hong | Goddess Manshen |
| Qian Bo | One-Eye |
| Yu Xiaowei | Yeli |
| Cheng Qian | King |
| Li Jing | Kulun's mother |
| Shi Lei | Young Wuhuan |
| Guan Xiaotong | Young Qingcheng |
| Han Sanping | Executive Producer |
| Etchie Stroh | Executive Producer |
| Peter Pau | Director of Photography |
| Zhou Ying | Film Editor |
| Li Fang | Film Editor |
| Klaus Badelt | Composer |
| Wang Danrong | sound |
| Roger Savage | Sound Designer |
| Andrew Neil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Antony Gray | Sound Editor |
| Nigel Christensen | Sound Editor |
| Paul Pirola | Sound Editor |
| Glenn Newnham | Sound Editor |
| Paul Korber | Sound Editor |
| Steve Burgess | Sound Editor |
| Ja Ja | Sound Editor |
| Rainbow | Sound Editor |
| Meng Peicong | Sound Editor |
| Zhao Nan | Sound Editor |
| Wang Gang | Sound Editor |
| Tim Yip | Production Designer |
| John Chu | Visual Effects |
| Kimiya Masago | Costume Designer |
| Eddie Wong | Art Director |
| Yang Shudong | Make-Up Artist |
| Ji Weihua | Make-Up Artist |
| Yang Xiaohai | Make-Up Artist |
| Lui Jun | Make-Up Artist |
| Yang Baigui | Art Director |
| Yang Gang | Art Director |
