The film `The Promise,` starring Jang Dong-gun and directed by Chen Kaige, has been selected as one of the top-100 Chinese films, reported the Associated Press on Dec. 28.

Chinese authorities chose the best 100 Chinese films to mark the centennial anniversary of China's film industry, and `The Promise` was included in the list even before it opened in that country on Dec. 15, wrote Xinhua News agency.

Chen Kaige`s other production, the 1984 film `Yellow Earth,` was also among the 100 best films.

The list also includes 12 Hong Kong and eight Taiwanese films. Hong Kong films include `Police Story` by Jackie Chan, `Drunken Master` by Woo-ping Yuen, `A Better Tomorrow` by John Woo and `Chungking Express` by Wong Kar Wai. Taiwanese productions include `A City of Sadness` by Hou Hsiao Hsien and `Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon` and `Eat, Drink, Man, Woman` by Ang Lee.

Director Yi-Mou Zhang has seen three of his works make the list -- `Hero,` `The Story of Qui Ju` and `Red Sorghum.`

Xinhua Agency also reported that the 100 top films were selected out of 220 candidates based on their artistic value, popularity and historical significance.