The Silk Road poster

The Silk Road

敦煌

1988·143'

Junya Satō

DramaHistory

★ 6.5

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.

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Cast

Toshiyuki Nishida Toshiyuki Nishida Zhu Wangli
Koichi Sato Koichi Sato Zhao Xingde
Anna Nakagawa Anna Nakagawa Tsurpia
Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase Li Yuanhao
Takahiro Tamura Takahiro Tamura Tsao Yanhui
Akira Emoto Akira Emoto
Daijirō Harada Daijirō Harada Weichi Kuang
Yoshiko Mita Yoshiko Mita Woman of Xixia
Yukio Ninagawa Yukio Ninagawa
Eisaku Shindo
Mizuho Suzuki Mizuho Suzuki
Katsuhiko Watabiki Katsuhiko Watabiki

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