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The Silk Road

1988-06-25
6.5
ja 143m
Drama
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.

Director

Junya Satō

Producer

Atsushi Takeda

Novel

Yasushi Inoue

Production Design

Hiroshi Tokuda

Executive Producer

Yasuyoshi Tokuma

Producer

Kazuo Haruna

Status

Released

Revenue

$74,123,959

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

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