Silk (2007)

Silk (2007)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2007-09-14 Canada, Italy, Japan 107 Min. PG-13
5.744 219 votes
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 is Hélène Joncour
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt is Hervé Joncour
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina is Baldabiou
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho is Hara Jubei
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina is The Girl
The Girl
Miki Nakatani is Madame Blanche
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh is Mayor Joncour
Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie is Schuyler
Schuyler
Mark Rendall is Ludovic Berbek
Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns is Mme. Joncour
Mme. Joncour
Naoko Watanabe is Japanese Girl
Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel is Café Verdun Man #1
Café Verdun Man #1
Hiroya Morita is Japanese Elder #1
Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi is Japanese Elder #2
Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka is Japanese Guide
Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando is Ronin
Ronin
Jun Kunimura is Umon
Umon
Kanata Hongo is Japanese Boy
Japanese Boy
Yuya Takagawa is Japanese Trader #1
Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa is Japanese Trader #2
Japanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella is 2-Year-Old Ludovic
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella is 2-Year-Old Ludovic
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams is 4-Year-Old Ludovic
4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione is 10-Year-Old Ludovic
10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara Stampone is Béatrice Berbek
Béatrice Berbek
Toni Bertorelli is Verdun
Verdun
Carlo Cecchi is Priest
Priest
Marc Fiorini is M. Chabert
M. Chabert
Leslie Csuth is M. Loiseau
M. Loiseau
Nana Nagao is Geisha 1
Geisha 1
Katy Louise Saunders is Brothel Hostess
Brothel Hostess
Max Malatesta is Customs Officer
Customs Officer
Francesco Carnelutti is Doctor
Doctor
Maddalena Maggi is Brothel Hostess #2
Brothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya is
Makoto Matsubara is
Yuki Kawanishi is
Hiroki Takano is

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