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