Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 25, 1988
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Tokuma Shoten,IMAGICA,New Century Producers,Daiei Co. Ltd.,China Film Export and Export Corp
- Cast
- 重水直人,Takami Morioka,Masako Katsuki,Eken Mine,Eisaku Shindo,木原清久,Mizuho Suzuki,Haruhiko Takemura,Anna Nakagawa,高橋成悟and 34 more
- Director
- Junya Satō
- Cinematography
- Akira Shiizuka
- Music
- Masaru Satō
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $74,123,959
- IMDb
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