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The Silk Road is a film of genre Drama directed by Jun'ya Satō with Toshiyuki Nishida
The Silk Road (1988)
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Add to a movie listThe Silk Road (敦煌, Tonkō) aka Dun-Huang is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Junya Satō. The movie was adapted from the 1959 novel Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue with the backdrop of the plotline being the Mogao Caves manuscript trove. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
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En 1026, les étudiants de l’ouest de la Chine sont envoyés dans les forces du prince héritier Li Yuanhao de Xi Xia, qui veut contrôler la longueur de la route de la soie. Un élève est Zhao Xingde, qui devient le favori de son commandant, Zhu Wangli. En pillant une forteresse, Xingde découvre Tsurpia, princesse des Ouïghours. Il la cache; ils tombent amoureux. Quand il est envoyé pour étudier Xixian, il laisse Tsurpia aux soins de Zhu, mais revient pour la trouver fiancée à Li. Une tragédie s’ensuit, et Zhu et lui concluent un pacte de vengeance lorsque Li arrive à Dun-Huang, le siège de l’apprentissage et de la culture de la région. Contre toute attente, ils trouvent un moyen surprenant de laisser un monument à leur vie et à leur amour.Actors
Toshiyuki Nishida
(Zhu Wangli)
Koichi Sato
(Zhao Xingde)
Tsunehiko Watase
(Li Yuanhao)
Anna Nakagawa
(Tsurpia)
Akira Emoto
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