Silk

Come Back, or I Shall Die...

Categories: Drama, Romance
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2007-09-14
Run time: 107 minute / 1:47
Budget: $20,000,000
Director: François Girard
Writers: François Girard, Michael Golding.
Production Companies : Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Vice Versa Films
Production Countries: Canada, Italy, Japan

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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
Hiroya Morita
as Japanese Elder #1
Hiroshi Ohguchi
as Japanese Elder #2
Toru Tezuka
as Japanese Guide
Akinori Ando
as Ronin
Jun Kunimura
as Umon
Kanata Hongo
as Japanese Boy
Yuya Takagawa
as Japanese Trader #1
Tarō Suwa
as Japanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella
as 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella
as 2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams
as 4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione
as 10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara Stampone
as Béatrice Berbek
Toni Bertorelli
as Verdun
Carlo Cecchi
as Priest
Marc Fiorini
as M. Chabert
Leslie Csuth
as M. Loiseau
Nana Nagao
as Geisha 1
Katy Louise Saunders
as Brothel Hostess
Max Malatesta
as Customs Officer
Francesco Carnelutti
as Doctor
Maddalena Maggi
as Brothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya
Makoto Matsubara
Yuki Kawanishi
Hiroki Takano
Writing
François Girard Screenplay

Production
Jonathan Debin Executive Producer
Nadine Luque Producer

Writing
Michael Golding Screenplay

Directing
François Girard Director

Camera
Alain Dostie Director of Photography

Production
Patrice Theroux Executive Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Carlo Poggioli Costume Designer

Sound
Olivier Calvert Sound
Claude La Haye Sound

Costume & Make-Up
Kazuko Kurosawa Costume Designer

Production
Emita Frigato Production Designer
Camela Galano Executive Producer

Sound
Bernard Gariépy Strobl Sound

Visual Effects
Stéphane Landry VFX Supervisor

Production
Tatsumi Yoda Executive Producer
Yasushi Shiina Executive Producer

Crew
Angelo Ragusa Stunt Coordinator

Production
Susie Figgis Casting

Visual Effects
Franco Galiano Special Effects Supervisor

Production
Fumio Ogawa Production Designer
Toshiie Tomida Casting

Sound
Claude Beaugrand Sound

Production
Béatrice Kruger Casting

Sound
Hans Peter Strobl Sound

Production
John Buchan Casting

Crew
Hiroshi Kuze Stunt Coordinator

Sound
Jérôme Décarie Foley
Daniel Bisson Foley Recording Engineer

Visual Effects
Shûichi Kishiura Special Effects Supervisor

Production
Akira Ishii Executive Producer

Sound
Nicolas Gagnon Foley
Ryuichi Sakamoto Original Music Composer

Production
Domenico Procacci Producer
Niv Fichman Producer
Sonoko Sakai Producer

Editing
Pia Di Ciaula Editor

Writing
Alessandro Baricco Novel

Costume & Make-Up
Mariko Tanaka Makeup Artist

Art
François Séguin Production Design





















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