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.
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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 as
Makoto Matsubara as
Yuki Kawanishi as
Hiroki Takano as
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