Silk
“Come Back, or I Shall Die...”
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
38 people
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Known for
The Imitation Game
Pride & Prejudice
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Known for
I Origins
The Dreamers
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Known for
Spider-Man 2
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Known for
Perfect Days
The Boy and the Beast
Sei Ashina
The Girl
Known for
Kamen Rider
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Known for
Ring 2
Memories of Matsuko
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
Twin Peaks
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
The Umbrella Academy
Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
Known for
30 Days of Night
Transporter: The Series
Martha Burns
Mme. Joncour
Known for
Storm of the Century
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Naoko Watanabe
Japanese Girl
Known for
Noriko's Dinner Table
Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
Known for
The Odyssey
Jesus of Nazareth
François Girard Director · Michael Golding Screenplay Alessandro Baricco Author
Director Screenplay
François Girard
Screenplay
Michael Golding
Author
Alessandro Baricco
Composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematographer
Alain Dostie
Editor
Pia Di Ciaula
Production designer
François Séguin
Production designer
Emita Frigato
Production designer
Fumio Ogawa
Costume designer
Carlo Poggioli
Costume designer
Kazuko Kurosawa
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $20M · United States release September 14, 2007
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,965,682
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Rhombus Media
Production
Fandango
Production
Bee Vine Pictures
Production
Vice Versa Films
Production
Canada · Italy · Japan · France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Latin
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2007
Premiere · Toronto Internation Film Festival
Canada · September 14, 2007
Theatrical
United States · September 14, 2007
Theatrical
France
August 5, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
July 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
September 14, 2007 · Digital
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