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.
Cast
Keira Knightley
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
The Girl
Miki Nakatani
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie
Schuyler
Mark Rendall
Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns
Mme. Joncour
Naoko Watanabe
Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel
Café Verdun Man #1
Hiroya Morita
Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando
Ronin
Jun Kunimura
Umon
Kanata Hongo
Japanese Boy
Yuya Takagawa
Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa
Japanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella
2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams
4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione
10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara Stampone
Béatrice Berbek
Toni Bertorelli
Verdun
Carlo Cecchi
Priest
Marc Fiorini
M. Chabert
Leslie Csuth
M. Loiseau
Nana Nagao
Geisha 1
Katy Louise Saunders
Brothel Hostess
Max Malatesta
Customs Officer
Francesco Carnelutti
Doctor
Maddalena Maggi
Brothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya
Unknown
Makoto Matsubara
Unknown
Yuki Kawanishi
Unknown
Hiroki Takano
Unknown
Crew
François Girard
Director, Screenplay
Michael Golding
Screenplay
Alessandro Baricco
Novel
Pia Di Ciaula
Editor
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Yasushi Shiina
Executive Producer
Akira Ishii
Executive Producer
Camela Galano
Executive Producer
Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer
Nadine Luque
Producer
Niv Fichman
Producer
Domenico Procacci
Producer
Sonoko Sakai
Producer
François Séguin
Production Designer
Emita Frigato
Production Designer
Fumio Ogawa
Production Designer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Béatrice Kruger
Casting
Toshiie Tomida
Casting
John Buchan
Casting
Carlo Poggioli
Costume Designer
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Designer
Mariko Tanaka
Makeup Artist
Claude La Haye
Sound
Claude Beaugrand
Sound
Olivier Calvert
Sound
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound
Daniel Bisson
Foley Recording Engineer
Jérôme Décarie
Foley
Nicolas Gagnon
Foley
Franco Galiano
Special Effects Supervisor
Shûichi Kishiura
Special Effects Supervisor
Stéphane Landry
VFX Supervisor
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Angelo Ragusa
Stunt Coordinator
Hiroshi Kuze
Stunt Coordinator
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