Silk (2007)

5.8/10 107 min Drama Romance

Overview

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

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

Toru Tezuka

Japanese Guide

Akinori Ando

Ronin

Jun Kunimura

Umon

Kanata Hongo

Japanese Boy

Yuya Takagawa

Japanese Trader #1

Tarō Suwa

Japanese Trader #2

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