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Silk

Come Back, or I Shall Die...

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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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Budget

$20000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.781/10

Release Date

14 September 2007

Country

Canada

Cast

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Hélène Joncour

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Hervé Joncour

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Baldabiou

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Hara Jubei

Sei Ashina

Sei Ashina

The Girl

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Madame Blanche

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Mayor Joncour

Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Schuyler

Mark Rendall

Mark Rendall

Ludovic Berbek

Martha Burns

Martha Burns

Mme. Joncour

Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Japanese Girl

Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Café Verdun Man #1

Hiroya Morita

Hiroya Morita

Japanese Elder #1

Hiroshi Ohguchi

Hiroshi Ohguchi

Japanese Elder #2

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Japanese Guide

Akinori Ando

Akinori Ando

Ronin

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Umon

Kanata Hongo

Kanata Hongo

Japanese Boy

Yuya Takagawa

Yuya Takagawa

Japanese Trader #1

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Japanese Trader #2

Dimitri Carella

Dimitri Carella

2-Year-Old Ludovic

Dominick Carella

Dominick Carella

2-Year-Old Ludovic

Joel Adams

Joel Adams

4-Year-Old Ludovic

Nicola Tovaglione

Nicola Tovaglione

10-Year-Old Ludovic

Chiara Stampone

Chiara Stampone

Béatrice Berbek

Toni Bertorelli

Toni Bertorelli

Verdun

Carlo Cecchi

Carlo Cecchi

Priest

Marc Fiorini

Marc Fiorini

M. Chabert

Leslie Csuth

Leslie Csuth

M. Loiseau

Nana Nagao

Nana Nagao

Geisha 1

Katy Louise Saunders

Katy Louise Saunders

Brothel Hostess

Max Malatesta

Max Malatesta

Customs Officer

Francesco Carnelutti

Francesco Carnelutti

Doctor

Maddalena Maggi

Maddalena Maggi

Brothel Hostess #2

Makoto Inamiya

Makoto Inamiya

Makoto Matsubara

Makoto Matsubara

Yuki Kawanishi

Yuki Kawanishi

Hiroki Takano

Hiroki Takano

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