The Silk Road

The Silk Road (1988)

敦煌

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.

Date of release
1988-06-25
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (11)
Runtime
2h 23m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Junya Satō

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $56.3M

The Silk Road , also known as Dun-Huang, is a 1988 Japanese epic historical drama film directed by Junya Satō. It was adapted from the 1959 novel Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue. The plotline centers around the Mogao Caves, a Buddhist manuscript trove in Dunhuang, Western China, located along the Silk Road during the Song dynasty in the 11th century.

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