Film

The Silk Road

1988 · 2h 23m · Drama · History

IMDb

6.8

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.

Toshiyuki Nishida

Zhu Wangli

Koichi Sato

Zhao Xingde

Anna Nakagawa

Tsurpia

Tsunehiko Watase

Li Yuanhao

Takahiro Tamura

Tsao Yanhui

Akira Emoto

Daijirō Harada

Weichi Kuang

Yoshiko Mita

Woman of Xixia

Yukio Ninagawa

Eisaku Shindo

Mizuho Suzuki

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Kazunaga Tsuji

Takao Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Toshiya Ito

• Junya SatōDirector · Screenplay
• Takeshi YoshidaScreenplay
• Yasushi InoueNovel
• Atsushi TakedaProducer
• Kazuo HarunaProducer
• Yoshihiro YūkiProducer
• Yasuyoshi TokumaExecutive Producer
• Akira ShiizukaDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Akira SuzukiEditor

Release date

June 25, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R15+

Revenue

$74,123,959

Genres

Drama, History