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The Silk Road is a documentary television series produced by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) that first aired throughout the 1980s. The travelogue traced the ancient Silk Road from Chang'an to Rome covering the history, archaeology, culture, religion, and art of countries along the route.
Original Release
04/07/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lars Svedberg | Kertoja / Narrator / Narrator (Finnish version) |
| Kôji Ishizaka | Narrator (Japanese version) |
| Graham Webster | Narrator (English version) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glories of Ancient Chang-An | Monday, 07 April 1980 |
| 2 | A Thousand Kilometers Beyond the Yellow River | Monday, 05 May 1980 |
| 3 | The Art Gallery in the Desert | Monday, 02 June 1980 |
| 4 | The Dark Castle | Monday, 07 July 1980 |
| 5 | In Search of the Kingdom of Lou-Lan | Monday, 04 August 1980 |
| 6 | Across the Taklamakan Desert | Monday, 01 September 1980 |
| 7 | Khotan: Oasis of Silk and Jade | Monday, 06 October 1980 |
| 8 | A Heat Wave Called Turfan | Monday, 03 November 1980 |
| 9 | Through the Tian Shan Mountains by Rail | Monday, 01 December 1980 |
| 10 | Journey Into Music: South Through the Tian Shan Mountains | Monday, 05 January 1981 |
| 11 | Where Horses Fly Like the Wind | Monday, 02 February 1981 |
| 12 | Two Roads to the Pamirs | Monday, 02 February 1981 |
Directors
Hajime Suzuki, Junzo Tagawa, Tetsuya Kawamoto, Isao Kitamoto
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lars Svedberg | Kertoja / Narrator / Narrator (Finnish version) |
| Kôji Ishizaka | Narrator (Japanese version) |
| Graham Webster | Narrator (English version) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Isao Tamai | Producer |
