The Silk Road , also known as Dun-Huang, is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Junya Satō. The movie was adapted from the 1959 novel Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue. The backdrop of the plotline is the Mogao Caves, a Buddhist manuscript trove in Dunhuang, Western China, located along the Silk Road during the Song dynasty in the 11th century.

Tonkô (1988)
Directed by Jun'ya Satô
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War |
Release Date - Jun 25, 1988 |
Run Time - 143 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$123,959
Tags
Act, Best Film, Ceremony, Huang, Japan Academy Prize, Japanese, Junya Sat, Manuscript, Mogao Caves, Silk Road, Tun-huang
Attributes
Narrative Location: China
Alternate Titles
Das Blut der Seidenstraße
DE
Dun Huang
CN, HK
Dun-Huang
JP
Jedwabny szlak
PL
Sur la route de la soie
FR
The Silk Road
, US
Tonkô
, JP, US
敦煌
JP