Silk
Silk
Release: 2007-09-14
·Runtime: 107m
·★ 5.7
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
Max Malatesta
as Customs Officer
Alfred Molina
as Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
as Hara Jubei
Jun Kunimura
as Umon
Toni Bertorelli
as Verdun
Katy Louise Saunders
as Brothel Hostess
Chiara Stampone
as Béatrice Berbek
Michael Pitt
as Hervé Joncour
Miki Nakatani
as Madame Blanche
Toru Tezuka
as Japanese Guide
Kanata Hongo
as Japanese Boy
Mark Rendall
as Ludovic Berbek
Naoko Watanabe
as Japanese Girl
Keira Knightley
as Hélène Joncour
Akinori Ando
as Ronin
Sei Ashina
as The Girl
Callum Keith Rennie
as Schuyler
Carlo Cecchi
as Priest
Marc Fiorini
as M. Chabert
Francesco Carnelutti
as Doctor
Tony Vogel
as Café Verdun Man #1
Yuya Takagawa
as Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa
as Japanese Trader #2
Leslie Csuth
as M. Loiseau
Maddalena Maggi
as Brothel Hostess #2
Kenneth Welsh
as Mayor Joncour
Martha Burns
as Mme. Joncour
Crew
Alessandro Baricco
Novel
François Girard
Screenplay, Director
Olivier Calvert
Sound
Béatrice Kruger
Casting
John Buchan
Casting
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Angelo Ragusa
Stunt Coordinator
Susie Figgis
Casting
Niv Fichman
Producer
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound
Jérôme Décarie
Foley
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer