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.

• François GirardDirector
• François GirardScreenplay
• Michael GoldingScreenplay
• Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer

• Keira KnightleyHélène Joncour
• Michael PittHervé Joncour
• Alfred MolinaBaldabiou
• Koji YakushoHara Jubei
• Sei AshinaThe Girl
• Miki NakataniMadame Blanche
• Kenneth WelshMayor Joncour
• Callum Keith RennieSchuyler
• Mark RendallLudovic Berbek
• Martha BurnsMme. Joncour
• Naoko WatanabeJapanese Girl
• Tony VogelCafé Verdun Man #1