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.
Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida
Zhu Wangli
Koichi Sato
Zhao Xingde
Anna Nakagawa
Tsurpia
Tsunehiko Watase
Li Yuanhao
Takahiro Tamura
Tsao Yanhui
Akira Emoto
Unknown
Daijirō Harada
Weichi Kuang
Yoshiko Mita
Woman of Xixia
Yukio Ninagawa
Unknown
Eisaku Shindo
Unknown
Mizuho Suzuki
Unknown
Katsuhiko Watabiki
Unknown
Kazunaga Tsuji
Unknown
Takao Zushi
Unknown
Yoshitaka Zushi
Unknown
Toshiya Ito
Unknown
Haruhiko Takemura
Unknown
Fuyukaze Matsumura
Unknown
Kazuo Katō
Unknown
Hong Xuemin
Unknown
劉嘉福
Unknown
Zhao Ruping
Unknown
熟依木
Unknown
高島基朗
Unknown
島木絢人
Unknown
Masuo Amada
Unknown
重水直人
Unknown
高橋成悟
Unknown
池上尚吾
Unknown
Osamu Yayama
Unknown
佐々木文夫
Unknown
Takami Morioka
Unknown
Hiroshi Miyasaka
Unknown
小林和之
Unknown
山田博行
Unknown
竹之内啓嘉
Unknown
大木戸真治
Unknown
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Unknown
Eken Mine
Unknown
Masako Katsuki
Unknown
木原清久
Unknown
内田大貢
Unknown
丹波道場
Unknown
Hideji Ōtaki
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Junya Satō
Director, Screenplay
Takeshi Yoshida
Screenplay
Yasushi Inoue
Novel
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Shinji Tanaka
Assistant Editor
Akira Shiizuka
Director of Photography
松橋亮
Additional Director of Photography
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
Atsushi Takeda
Producer
Kazuo Haruna
Producer
Yoshihiro Yūki
Producer
柳生悦子
Costume Design
田代洋子
Costume Design
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects
Yasuo Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
山本耕二
Still Photographer
Shigeru Umetani
Gaffer
Hiroshi Tokuda
Art Direction
冠鴻烈
Art Direction
