The Silk Road (1988 film)
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| Directed by | Junya Satō |
| Written by | Junya Satō Takeshi Yoshida |
| Based on | Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue |
| Produced by | Kazuo Haruna Atsushi Takeda Yoshihiro Yûki |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Akira Shiizuka |
| Edited by | Akira Suzuki |
| Music by | Masaru Satō |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥8.2 billion (Japan) $123,959 (USA) |
The Silk Road (Japanese: 敦煌, Hepburn: Tonkō), also known as Dun-Huang, is a 1988 Japanese epic historical drama film directed by Junya Satō. It was adapted from the 1959 novel Tun-Huang by Yasushi Inoue. The plotline centers around 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 12th Japan Academy Prize ceremony. It is the 48th-highest-grossing Japanese film of all time.