
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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