Silk

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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  Keira Knightley

  Hélène Joncour
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  Michael Pitt

  Hervé Joncour
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  Alfred Molina

  Baldabiou
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  Koji Yakusho

  Hara Jubei
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  Sei Ashina

  The Girl
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  Miki Nakatani

  Madame Blanche
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  Kenneth Welsh

  Mayor Joncour
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  Callum Keith Rennie

  Schuyler
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  Mark Rendall

  Ludovic Berbek
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  Martha Burns

  Mme. Joncour