Silk (2007)
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.
Drama, Romance
Cast
- Keira Knightley — Hélène Joncour
- Michael Pitt — Hervé Joncour
- Alfred Molina — Baldabiou
- Koji Yakusho — Hara Jubei
- Sei Ashina — The Girl
- Miki Nakatani — Madame Blanche
- Kenneth Welsh — Mayor Joncour
- Callum Keith Rennie — Schuyler
- Mark Rendall — Ludovic Berbek
- Martha Burns — Mme. Joncour
- Naoko Watanabe — Japanese Girl
- Tony Vogel — Café Verdun Man #1
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