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.
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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
Hiroya Morita
Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
Japanese Guide
François Girard
Director
François Girard
Screenplay
Michael Golding
Screenplay
Alessandro Baricco
Novel
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Akira Ishii
Executive Producer
Yasushi Shiina
Executive Producer
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer
Camela Galano
Executive Producer
Niv Fichman
Producer
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Sonoko Sakai
Producer
Nadine Luque
Producer
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
