A married silkworm smuggler, Herve Joncour, in 19th Century France who travels to Japan to collect his clandestine cargo. While there he spots a beautiful Japanese woman, the concubine of a local baron, with whom he becomes obsessed. Without speaking the same language, they communicate through letters until war intervenes. Their unrequited love persists however, and Herve’s wife Helene begins to suspect.
Release Date: 21 September 2007Runtime: 112 min
Stars:
- Alexander Brooks
- Alfred Molina
- Carlo Cecchi
- Chiara Stampone
- Hiroya Morita
- Keira Knightley
- Kenneth Welsh
- Marc Fiorini
- Martha Burns
- Michael Golding
- Michael Pitt
- Sei Ashina
- Toni Bertorelli
- Tony Vogel
- Toru Tezuka
Director: François Girard
