Summary: 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 (imdb)

AKA: Dun-Huang

AKA: Ton ko

Genre: Drama

Country: China, Japan

Directed By: Junya Sato

Written By: Junya Sato, Yasushi Inoue

Starring: Anna Nakagawa, Tsunehiko Watase, Daijiro Harada, Takahiro Tamura, Koichi Sato, Toshiyuki Nishida

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