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About
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.
Theatrical
Sep 14, 2007
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 26, 2008
Budget
$20.0M
Director
Writers
François Girard, Michael Golding
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Music
Studio
Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Vice Versa Films
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Cast
Full credits →K
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
M
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
A
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
K
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
S
Sei Ashina
The Girl
M
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
K
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
C
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
M
Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
M
Martha Burns
Mme. Joncour
N
Naoko Watanabe
Japanese Girl
T
Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
H
Hiroya Morita
Japanese Elder #1
H
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
T
Toru Tezuka
Japanese Guide
A
Akinori Ando
Ronin
J
Jun Kunimura
Umon
K
Kanata Hongo
Japanese Boy
Y
Yuya Takagawa
Japanese Trader #1
T
Tarō Suwa
Japanese Trader #2
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