Silk Come Back, or I Shall Die...

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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Drama
Romance
Release Date

Sep 14, 2007

Duration: 1h 47 min

Popularity: 1.0943
210 votes
Directed by

François Girard

Casting: Susie Figgis, Béatrice Kruger, Toshiie Tomida, John Buchan

Screenplay by

François GirardMichael Golding

Productions

Rhombus Media (CA)Fandango (IT)Bee Vine Pictures (JP)Vice Versa Films

Budget 20.0 M

Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Nadine Luque

Producer

Jonathan Debin

Executive Producer

Akira Ishii石井紹良

Executive Producer

Camela Galano

Executive Producer

Emita Frigato

Production Designer

Patrice Theroux

Executive Producer

Susie Figgis

Casting

Béatrice Kruger

Casting

Fumio Ogawa小川富美夫

Production Designer

Toshiie Tomida

Casting

François Séguin

Production Designer

Yasushi Shiina

Executive Producer

Tatsumi Yoda依田巽

Executive Producer

John Buchan

Casting

Domenico Procacci

Producer

Sonoko Sakai

Producer

Niv Fichman

Producer

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