Plot:

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.

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Actors - Crew

Toshiyuki Nishida
Zhu Wangli

Koichi Sato
Zhao Xingde

Anna Nakagawa
Tsurpia

Tsunehiko Watase
Li Yuanhao

Takahiro Tamura
Tsao Yanhui

Akira Emoto

Junya Satō
Director

Atsushi Takeda
Producer

Yasushi Inoue
Novel

Hiroshi Tokuda
Production Design

Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer

Kazuo Haruna
Producer

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