Silk
movie
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
Released September 14, 2007
Overview
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
as
Hélène Joncour
Michael Pitt
as
Hervé Joncour
Alfred Molina
as
Baldabiou
Koji Yakusho
as
Hara Jubei
Sei Ashina
as
The Girl
Miki Nakatani
as
Madame Blanche
Kenneth Welsh
as
Mayor Joncour
Callum Keith Rennie
as
Schuyler
Mark Rendall
as
Ludovic Berbek
Martha Burns
as
Mme. Joncour
Naoko Watanabe
as
Japanese Girl
Tony Vogel
as
Café Verdun Man #1
Crew
François Girard
as
Director
François Girard
as
Screenplay
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Michael Golding
as
Screenplay
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Jonathan Debin
as
Executive Producer
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Nadine Luque
as
Producer
Alain Dostie
as
Director of Photography
Tatsumi Yoda
as
Executive Producer
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Yasushi Shiina
as
Executive Producer
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Akira Ishii
as
Executive Producer
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Camela Galano
as
Executive Producer
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Patrice Theroux
as
Executive Producer
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François Séguin
as
Production Designer