Silk

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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  François Girard

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  Keira Knightley
  Hélène Joncour
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  Michael Pitt
  Hervé Joncour
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  Alfred Molina
  Baldabiou
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  Koji Yakusho
  Hara Jubei
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  Sei Ashina
  The Girl
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  Miki Nakatani
  Madame Blanche
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  Kenneth Welsh
  Mayor Joncour
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  Callum Keith Rennie
  Schuyler
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  Mark Rendall
  Ludovic Berbek
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  Martha Burns
  Mme. Joncour
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  Naoko Watanabe
  Japanese Girl
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  Tony Vogel
  Café Verdun Man #1
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  Hiroya Morita
  Japanese Elder #1
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  Hiroshi Ohguchi
  Japanese Elder #2
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  Toru Tezuka
  Japanese Guide
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  Akinori Ando
  Ronin
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  Jun Kunimura
  Umon
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  Kanata Hongo
  Japanese Boy
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  Yuya Takagawa
  Japanese Trader #1
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  Tarō Suwa
  Japanese Trader #2