Silk
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms,...
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.
Koji Yakusho
Alfred Molina
Jun Kunimura
Callum Keith Rennie
Tatsumi Yoda
Kanata Hongo
Michael Pitt
Genres: Romance, Drama
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.
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Jun Kunimura
Umon
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Kanata Hongo
Japanese Boy
Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
Akira Ishii
Executive Producer
Camela Galano
Executive Producer
François Girard
Director
Yasushi Shiina
Executive Producer
Akinori Ando
Ronin
Martha Burns
Mme. Joncour
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Tarō Suwa
Japanese Trader #2
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Toru Tezuka
Japanese Guide
Sei Ashina
The Girl
Naoko Watanabe
Japanese Girl
Hiroya Morita
Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
Yuya Takagawa
Japanese Trader #1
Dimitri Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams
4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione
10-Year-Old Ludovic