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Silk

Come Back, or I Shall Die...

5.7

2007•1h 47m

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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Cast

Photo of Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Hélène Joncour

Photo of Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Hervé Joncour

Photo of Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Baldabiou

Photo of Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Hara Jubei

Photo of Sei Ashina

Sei Ashina

The Girl

Photo of Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Madame Blanche

Photo of Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

Mayor Joncour

Photo of Callum Keith Rennie

Callum Keith Rennie

Schuyler

Photo of Mark Rendall

Mark Rendall

Ludovic Berbek

Photo of Martha Burns

Martha Burns

Mme. Joncour

Photo of Naoko Watanabe

Naoko Watanabe

Japanese Girl

Photo of Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Café Verdun Man #1

Photo of Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Japanese Guide

Photo of Akinori Ando

Akinori Ando

Ronin

Photo of Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Umon

Photo of Kanata Hongo

Kanata Hongo

Japanese Boy

Photo of Yuya Takagawa

Yuya Takagawa

Japanese Trader #1

Photo of Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Japanese Trader #2

Photo of Chiara Stampone

Chiara Stampone

Béatrice Berbek

Photo of Toni Bertorelli

Toni Bertorelli

Verdun

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