Silk
Silk
Release: 2007-09-14
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 5.8
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Canada
Italy
Japan
Production Companies
Rhombus Media
Fandango
Bee Vine Pictures
Vice Versa Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Katy Louise Saunders
as Brothel Hostess
Toru Tezuka
as Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando
as Ronin
Chiara Stampone
as Béatrice Berbek
Francesco Carnelutti
as Doctor
Carlo Cecchi
as Priest
Marc Fiorini
as M. Chabert
Keira Knightley
as Hélène Joncour
Alfred Molina
as Baldabiou
Callum Keith Rennie
as Schuyler
Jun Kunimura
as Umon
Yuya Takagawa
as Japanese Trader #1
Koji Yakusho
as Hara Jubei
Martha Burns
as Mme. Joncour
Tarō Suwa
as Japanese Trader #2
Kanata Hongo
as Japanese Boy
Toni Bertorelli
as Verdun
Sei Ashina
as The Girl
Naoko Watanabe
as Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel
as Café Verdun Man #1
Maddalena Maggi
as Brothel Hostess #2
Michael Pitt
as Hervé Joncour
Mark Rendall
as Ludovic Berbek
Max Malatesta
as Customs Officer
Kenneth Welsh
as Mayor Joncour
Miki Nakatani
as Madame Blanche
Leslie Csuth
as M. Loiseau
Crew
Angelo Ragusa
Stunt Coordinator
John Buchan
Casting
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Niv Fichman
Producer
Domenico Procacci
Producer
François Girard
Director, Screenplay
Olivier Calvert
Sound
Susie Figgis
Casting
Béatrice Kruger
Casting
Alessandro Baricco
Novel
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound
Jérôme Décarie
Foley