Tonkô
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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Tonkô was released on 25 juni 1988.
Tonkô was directed by Junya Satō.
Tonkô has a runtime of 2h 23m.
Tonkô 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 Tonkô are Zhu Wangli (Toshiyuki Nishida), Zhao Xingde (Koichi Sato), Tsurpia (Anna Nakagawa).
Tonkô is rated PG-13.
Tonkô is a Drama, Adventure, Historisk film.
Tonkô has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
Tonkô has made 74,1 mn US$ at the box office.