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Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic39/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
225 audience votes
Key crew
- François GirardDirector
- François GirardScreenplay
- Michael GoldingScreenplay
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
japanbased on novel or booksilk19th century