Silk
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$20000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
2007-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
211
Vote Average
5.787
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
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Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
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Callum Keith Rennie
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Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns
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Naoko Watanabe
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Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
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Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
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Jun Kunimura
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Kanata Hongo
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Tarō Suwa
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Dominick Carella
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Joel Adams
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Nicola Tovaglione
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Leslie Csuth
M. Loiseau
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Francesco Carnelutti
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Maddalena Maggi
Brothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya
Makoto Matsubara
Yuki Kawanishi
Hiroki Takano
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