The Silk Road

The Silk Road (1988)

DramaHistory

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.

Director: Junya Satō
Writers: Junya Satō, Takeshi Yoshida.

Casts

	Toshiyuki Nishida as Zhu Wangli
	Koichi Sato as Zhao Xingde
	Anna Nakagawa as Tsurpia
	Tsunehiko Watase as Li Yuanhao
	Takahiro Tamura as Tsao Yanhui
	Akira Emoto as
	Daijirō Harada as Weichi Kuang
	Yoshiko Mita as Woman of Xixia
	Yukio Ninagawa as
	Eisaku Shindo as
	Mizuho Suzuki as
	Katsuhiko Watabiki as
	Kazunaga Tsuji as
	Takao Zushi as
	Yoshitaka Zushi as
	Toshiya Ito as
	Haruhiko Takemura as
	Fuyukaze Matsumura as
	Kazuo Katō as
	Hong Xuemin as
	劉嘉福 as
	Zhao Ruping as
	熟依木 as
	高島基朗 as
	島木絢人 as
	Masuo Amada as
	重水直人 as
	高橋成悟 as
	池上尚吾 as
	Osamu Yayama as
	Fumio Sasaki as
	Takami Morioka as
	Hiroshi Miyasaka as
	小林和之 as
	山田博行 as
	竹之内啓嘉 as
	大木戸真治 as
	Kiyoshi Kobayashi as
	Eken Mine as
	Masako Katsuki as
	木原清久 as
	内田大貢 as
	丹波道場 as
	Hideji Ōtaki as Narrator (voice)

Crew