The Silk Road
1988, Japanese. Directed by Junya Satō.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 June 1988
- Original title
- 敦煌
- Country
- Japan, China
- Written by
- Junya Satō, Takeshi Yoshida
- Box office
- $74M
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The Silk Road runs 143 minutes (2h 23m).
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The Silk Road isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 June 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Silk Road?
The Silk Road (1988) was directed by Junya Satō and stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Koichi Sato, Anna Nakagawa.