Silk
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
2007 | 107m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | François Girard |
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| Writer: | François Girard, Michael Golding, Alessandro Baricco |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 14, 2007 |
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| Director: | François Girard |
| Writer: | François Girard, Michael Golding, Alessandro Baricco |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | japan, based on novel or book, silk, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Rhombus Media, Bee Vine Pictures, Fandango, Vice Versa Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Keira Knightley | Hélène Joncour |
| Michael Pitt | Hervé Joncour |
| Alfred Molina | Baldabiou |
| Koji Yakusho | Hara Jubei |
| Sei Ashina | The Girl |
| Miki Nakatani | Madame Blanche |
| Kenneth Welsh | Mayor Joncour |
| Callum Keith Rennie | Schuyler |
| Mark Rendall | Ludovic Berbek |
| Martha Burns | Mme. Joncour |
| Naoko Watanabe | Japanese Girl |
| Tony Vogel | Café Verdun Man #1 |
| Hiroya Morita | Japanese Elder #1 |
| Hiroshi Ohguchi | Japanese Elder #2 |
| Toru Tezuka | Japanese Guide |
| Akinori Ando | Ronin |
| Jun Kunimura | Umon |
| Kanata Hongo | Japanese Boy |
| Yuya Takagawa | Japanese Trader #1 |
| Tarô Suwa | Japanese Trader #2 |
| Dimitri Carella | 2-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Dominick Carella | 2-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Joel Adams | 4-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Nicola Tovaglione | 10-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Chiara Stampone | Béatrice Berbek |
| Toni Bertorelli | Verdun |
| Carlo Cecchi | Priest |
| Marc Fiorini | M. Chabert |
| Leslie Csuth | M. Loiseau |
| Nana Nagao | Geisha 1 |
| Katy Louise Saunders | Brothel Hostess |
| Max Malatesta | Customs Officer |
| Francesco Carnelutti | Doctor |
| Maddalena Maggi | Brothel Hostess #2 |
| Makoto Inamiya | |
| Makoto Matsubara | |
| Yuki Kawanishi | |
| Hiroki Takano |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| François Girard | Screenplay, Director |
| Michael Golding | Screenplay |
| Pia Di Ciaula | Editor |
| Mariko Tanaka | Makeup Artist |
| Alain Dostie | Director of Photography |
| François Séguin | Production Designer |
| Carlo Poggioli | Costume Designer |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Designer |
| Claude La Haye | Sound |
| Claude Beaugrand | Sound |
| Hans Peter Strobl | Sound |
| Stéphane Landry | VFX Supervisor |
| Emita Frigato | Production Designer |
| Franco Galiano | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Fumio Ogawa | Production Designer |
| Toshiie Tomida | Casting |
| Shûichi Kishiura | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Hiroshi Kuze | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jérôme Décarie | Foley |
| Nicolas Gagnon | Foley |
| Daniel Bisson | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Sound |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Alessandro Baricco | Novel |
| Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Olivier Calvert | Sound |
| Béatrice Kruger | Casting |
| Angelo Ragusa | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Buchan | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nadine Luque | Producer |
| Jonathan Debin | Executive Producer |
| Sonoko Sakai | Producer |
| Yasushi Shiina | Executive Producer |
| Akira Ishii | Executive Producer |
| Camela Galano | Executive Producer |
| Patrice Theroux | Executive Producer |
| Niv Fichman | Producer |
| Domenico Procacci | Producer |
| Tatsumi Yoda | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 71 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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