Silk
14/09/2007
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.
Movie Information
Keira Knightley
as Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
as Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
as Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
as Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
as The Girl
Miki Nakatani
as Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
as Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie
as Schuyler
Mark Rendall
as Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns
as Mme. Joncour
Naoko Watanabe
as Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel
as Café Verdun Man #1
Hiroya Morita
as Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
as Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
as Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando
as Ronin
Jun Kunimura
as Umon
Kanata Hongo
as Japanese Boy
Yuya Takagawa
as Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa
as Japanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella
as 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella
as 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams
as 4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione
as 10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara Stampone
as Béatrice Berbek
Toni Bertorelli
as Verdun
Carlo Cecchi
as Priest
Marc Fiorini
as M. Chabert
Leslie Csuth
as M. Loiseau
Nana Nagao
as Geisha 1
Katy Louise Saunders
as Brothel Hostess
Max Malatesta
as Customs Officer
Francesco Carnelutti
as Doctor
Maddalena Maggi
as Brothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya
as
Makoto Matsubara
as
Yuki Kawanishi
as
Hiroki Takano
as
