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The Silk Road (film)
, 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. The film was released in Japan and China on June 25, 1988. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. It is one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time. Cast * Toshiyuki Nishida as Zhu Wangli, a commander of the Xi Xia empire * Kōichi Satō as Zhao Xingde, a student of Zhu Wangli * Anna Nakagawa as Tsurpia, a princess of a Uyghur kingdom * Tsunehiko Watase as Li Yuanhao, the Xi Xia emperor * Takahiro Tamura as Tsao Yanhui Reception ''The Silk Road'' was the number one Japanese film on the domestic market in 1988, earning ¥4.5 billion in distribution income that year. It was the third highest-grossing Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junya Satō
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His son is a fellow film director . Career Born in Tokyo, Satō graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature. He joined the Toei Company, Toei studio and worked as an assistant to such directors as Tadashi Imai and Miyoji Ieki. He debuted as a director in 1963 with Rikugun Zangyaku Monogatari, for which he won a best newcomer's award at the Blue Ribbon Awards. While starting in mostly yakuza film, Satō eventually became known for big budget spectaculars. ''The Go Masters'', a China-Japan co-production he co-directed with Duan Jishun, won the grand prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1983. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year in 1989 for ''The Silk Road (film), The Silk Road''. Sato died in Tokyo on 9 February 2019. Filmography References External links * * 1932 births 2019 deaths Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners Japanese film dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |