The Promise (2005 film)

The Promise
The Promise
	Theatrical release poster
	无极
Directed by	Chen Kaige
Written by	Chen Kaige; Charcoal Tan;
Produced by	Chen Kaige; Jiang Tao; Chen Rao;
Starring	Jang Dong-gun; Hiroyuki Sanada; Cecilia Cheung; Nicholas Tse; Liu Ye; Chen Hong;
Cinematography	Peter Pau; Choi Shung-fai;
Edited by	Li Fang; Zhou Ying;
Music by	Klaus Badelt
Production; companies	China Film Group Corporation; Beijing Film; Beijing 21st Century Shengkai; Capgen Investment Group; Moonstone Entertainment;
Distributed by	China Film Group Corporation
Release date	15 December 2005;
Running time	128 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	US$35 million
Box office	US$31 million

The Promise (无极) is a 2005 Chinese epic fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Jang Dong-gun, Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, and Nicholas Tse. It is loosely adapted from The Kunlun Slave, a ninth-century wuxia romance story by Pei Xing. Responses to the film were mainly mixed to negative.