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The Silk Road (1988)

Overview

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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Junya Satō profile
Junya Satō

Director

Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida profile
Toshiyuki Nishida

Zhu Wangli

Koichi Sato profile
Koichi Sato

Zhao Xingde

Anna Nakagawa profile
Anna Nakagawa

Tsurpia

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Li Yuanhao

Takahiro Tamura profile
Takahiro Tamura

Tsao Yanhui

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

Daijirō Harada profile
Daijirō Harada

Weichi Kuang

Yoshiko Mita profile
Yoshiko Mita

Woman of Xixia

Yukio Ninagawa profile
Yukio Ninagawa

Eisaku Shindō profile
Eisaku Shindō

Mizuho Suzuki profile
Mizuho Suzuki

Katsuhiko Watabiki profile
Katsuhiko Watabiki

Toshiyuki Nishida profile
Toshiyuki Nishida

Zhu Wangli

Koichi Sato profile
Koichi Sato

Zhao Xingde

Anna Nakagawa profile
Anna Nakagawa

Tsurpia

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Li Yuanhao

Takahiro Tamura profile
Takahiro Tamura

Tsao Yanhui

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

Daijirō Harada profile
Daijirō Harada

Weichi Kuang

Yoshiko Mita profile
Yoshiko Mita

Woman of Xixia

Yukio Ninagawa profile
Yukio Ninagawa

Eisaku Shindō profile
Eisaku Shindō

Mizuho Suzuki profile
Mizuho Suzuki

Katsuhiko Watabiki profile
Katsuhiko Watabiki

Extra

Release Date

June 25, 1988

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Saul Bass title sequence - Tonkô / Dun Huang / Silk Road (1988)

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