Master of the Crimson Armor

2005, Romance/Fantasy, 1h 42m

78 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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An incoherent plot and ridiculously obvious CGI effects doom this effort from the usually outstanding Chinese director Chen Kaige. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In ancient China a fleet-footed slave named Kunlun (Jang Dong-Kun) becomes personal servant to great Gen. Guangming (Hiroyuki Sanada). Posing as his master on a mission to save their king from evil invader Wuhuan, Kunlun meets Qingcheng (Cecilia Cheung), a princess who is fated to lose every man she loves. Both Kunlun and Guangming fall for the beautiful princess, while Wuhuan plots a series of evil acts.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Martial Arts Action|Stylized Violence)
  • Genre:
    Romance, Fantasy, Action
  • Original Language:
    Chinese
  • Director:
    Chen Kaige
  • Producer:
    Chen Kaige, Ernst Etchie Stroh, Chen Hong, Sanping Han
  • Writer:
    Chen Kaige, Zhang Tan
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $668.2K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Weinstein Co.

Cast & Crew

Hiroyuki Sanada
Gen. Guangming
Jang Dong-Kun
Kunlun
Cecilia Cheung
Qingcheng
Nicholas Tse
Wuhuan
Liu Yeh
Snow Wolf
Chen Hong
Goddess Manshen
Quian Bo
One-eye
Yu Xiaowei
Yeli
Quian Cheng
King
Chen Kaige
Director
Chen Kaige
Writer
Zhang Tan
Writer
Chen Kaige
Producer
Ernst Etchie Stroh
Producer
Chen Hong
Producer
Sanping Han
Producer
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Cinematographer
Klaus Badelt
Composer
Tim Yip
Production Design
Yang Baigui
Art Direction
Yang Gang
Art Direction
Kimiya Masago
Costume Designer
Tim Yip
Costume Designer
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Audience Reviews for Master of the Crimson Armor

  • Mar 13, 2011
    Chinese fairy story about the slave, the general and the woman they both want who is destined to lose every man she falls in love with. Apparently one of the most expensive fllms made in China and it shows - it's very very pretty. <img src="http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/thumbV2/mp/2006_Wu_ji_(The_Promise)/tn/2006_the_promise_003.jpg">
    Lesley N Super Reviewer
  • Sep 29, 2009
    Visually looks beautiful. The script isn't so good and the casting really failed. The fight scenes were stunning though.
    James H Super Reviewer
  • Aug 24, 2009
    The Promise is a 2005 Chinese epic fantasy film a fairy tale for adults that allows the viewer to inhabit an entirely different world, and in doing so, becomes an exercise of the imagination. I know that film been criticized by some reviewers for its low-tech special effects but curiously, I found this technical transparency part of the film's charm.
    Arianeta L Super Reviewer
  • Dec 19, 2007
    "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." A beautiful, poetic and sometimes cruel fairy tale about love, war, honor and pride and where nothing is what it seems. A great adventure film with a powerful score in the same tradition as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hero.
    Magnus X Super Reviewer
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