
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.
Silk
September 14, 2007
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Cast (38)

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

Tarô 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
N/A

Makoto Matsubara
N/A

Yuki Kawanishi
N/A

Hiroki Takano
N/A
Crew (40)
Directing

François Girard
Director
Writing
Production

Susie Figgis
Casting

John Buchan
Casting

Domenico Procacci
Producer

Niv Fichman
Producer

Akira Ishii
Executive Producer

Fumio Ogawa
Production Designer

Patrice Theroux
Executive Producer

Camela Galano
Executive Producer

Emita Frigato
Production Designer

Sonoko Sakai
Producer

Toshiie Tomida
Casting

Béatrice Kruger
Casting

Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer

Nadine Luque
Producer

Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer

Yasushi Shiina
Executive Producer

François Séguin
Production Designer
Sound

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer

Olivier Calvert
Sound

Claude La Haye
Sound

Nicolas Gagnon
Foley

Daniel Bisson
Foley Recording Engineer

Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound

Claude Beaugrand
Sound

Jérôme Décarie
Foley

Hans Peter Strobl
Sound
Art
No data availableCamera

Alain Dostie
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Crew

Angelo Ragusa
Stunt Coordinator

Hiroshi Kuze
Stunt Coordinator
Editing

Pia Di Ciaula
Editor
Lighting
No data availableVisual Effects

Franco Galiano
Special Effects Supervisor

Stéphane Landry
VFX Supervisor

Shûichi Kishiura
Special Effects Supervisor