The Silk Road
Directed by Junya SatōIn 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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The Silk Road was released on June 25, 1988.
The Silk Road was directed by Junya Satō.
The Silk Road has a runtime of 2h 23m.
The Silk Road was produced by Atsushi Takeda, Kazuo Haruna, Yoshihiro Yūki.
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.
The key characters in The Silk Road are Zhu Wangli (Toshiyuki Nishida), Zhao Xingde (Koichi Sato), Tsurpia (Anna Nakagawa).
The Silk Road is rated PG-13.
The Silk Road is a Drama, Adventure, History film.
The Silk Road has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
The Silk Road has made $74.1M at the box office.