Film · Drama, Romance
Silk (2007)
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
- Director
- François Girard
- Writers
- François Girard, Michael Golding, Alessandro Baricco
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 14, 2007
Cast
Keira KnightleyHélène Joncour
Michael PittHervé Joncour
Alfred MolinaBaldabiou
Koji YakushoHara Jubei
Sei AshinaThe Girl
Miki NakataniMadame Blanche
Kenneth WelshMayor Joncour
Callum Keith RennieSchuyler
Mark RendallLudovic Berbek
Martha BurnsMme. Joncour
Naoko WatanabeJapanese Girl
Tony VogelCafé Verdun Man #1- Hiroya MoritaJapanese Elder #1
- Hiroshi OhguchiJapanese Elder #2
Toru TezukaJapanese Guide
Akinori AndoRonin
Jun KunimuraUmon
Kanata HongoJapanese Boy
Yuya TakagawaJapanese Trader #1
Tarō SuwaJapanese Trader #2
