The Silk Road: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Silk Road is a documentary television series produced by NHK that was first broadcast during the 1980s. The travelogue traced the ancient Silk Road from Chang'an (modern day Xi'an) to Rome covering the history, archaeology, culture, religion, and art of countries along the route. It took a total of 17 years from conception to complete what many considered a landmark in Japan's broadcast television history.

Series details

• Title: The Silk Road
• Format: Documentary
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 1980-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-09-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 93869

Cast and credited roles

• Ishizaka Koji — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-04-07; final listed air date 1981-03-02; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 1983-04-04; final listed air date 1984-09-03; episode order: 18.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Silk Road on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.