The Silk Road (1988)
2h 23m
Running Time
June 25, 1988Release Date
Plot.
In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One student is Zhao Xingde, who becomes the favorite of his commander, Zhu Wangli. While sacking a fortress, Xingde discovers Tsurpia, princess of the Uighur. He hides her; they fall in love. When he's sent away to study Xixian, he leaves Tsurpia in Zhu's care, but returns to find her engaged to Li. Tragedy follows, and he and Zhu enter a pact to take revenge when Li arrives at Dun-Huang, the region's seat of learning and culture. Against overwhelming odds, they find a surprising way to leave a monument to their life and love.
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Cast & Crew.
Toshiyuki Nishida
Zhu Wangli
Koichi Sato
Zhao Xingde
Anna Nakagawa
Tsurpia
Tsunehiko Watase
Li Yuanhao
Takahiro Tamura
Tsao Yanhui
Akira Emoto
Daijirô Harada
Weichi Kuang
Yoshiko Mita
Woman of Xixia
Yukio Ninagawa
Eisaku Shindô
Mizuho Suzuki
Junya Satō
Director / Writer
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
Kazuo Haruna
Producer
Yoshihiro Yûki
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 25, 1988
Original Name敦煌
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 23m
Genres
Wiki.
The Silk Road (Japanese: 敦煌, Hepburn: Tonkō), also known as Dun-Huang, is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Junya Satō. The movie was adapted from the 1959 novel Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue. The backdrop of the plotline is the Mogao Caves, a Buddhist manuscript trove in Dunhuang, Western China, located along the Silk Road during the Song dynasty in the 11th century.
The film was released in Japan and China on June 25, 1988. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. It is one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time.
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