Movie · 2007
Silk
Released 14 September 2007 More from 2007 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Toni Bertorelli
as Verdun
Alfred Molina
as Baldabiou
Tarō Suwa
as Japanese Trader #2
Koji Yakusho
as Hara Jubei
Martha Burns
as Mme. Joncour
Toru Tezuka
as Japanese Guide
Max Malatesta
as Customs Officer
Michael Pitt
as Hervé Joncour
Katy Louise Saunders
as Brothel Hostess
Keira Knightley
as Hélène Joncour
Mark Rendall
as Ludovic Berbek
Makoto Inamiya
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The numbers
40years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Toni Bertorelli — oldest on the call sheet
18Mark Rendall — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast