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About
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.
Box Office
$74.1M
Director
Writers
Producers
Atsushi Takeda, Kazuo Haruna, Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Music
Studio
Daiei Co. Ltd., IMAGICA, Tokuma Shoten, New Century Producers, China Film Export and Export Corp
Original Title
敦煌
Original Language
Japanese
Where to Watch
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Cast
Full credits →T
Toshiyuki Nishida
Zhu Wangli
K
Koichi Sato
Zhao Xingde
A
Anna Nakagawa
Tsurpia
T
Tsunehiko Watase
Li Yuanhao
T
Takahiro Tamura
Tsao Yanhui
A
Akira Emoto
D
Daijirō Harada
Weichi Kuang
Y
Yoshiko Mita
Woman of Xixia
Y
Yukio Ninagawa
E
Eisaku Shindo
M
Mizuho Suzuki
K
Katsuhiko Watabiki
K
Kazunaga Tsuji
T
Takao Zushi
Y
Yoshitaka Zushi
T
Toshiya Ito
H
Haruhiko Takemura
F
Fuyukaze Matsumura
K
Kazuo Katō
H
Hong Xuemin
