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.
Keira Knightley
Michael Pitt
Alfred Molina
Koji Yakusho
Sei Ashina
Miki Nakatani
Kenneth Welsh
Callum Keith Rennie
Mark Rendall
Martha Burns
Naoko Watanabe
Tony Vogel
Hiroya Morita
Hiroshi Ohguchi
Toru Tezuka
Akinori Ando
Jun Kunimura
Kanata Hongo
Yuya Takagawa
Tarô Suwa
Dimitri Carella
Dominick Carella
Joel Adams
Nicola Tovaglione
Chiara Stampone
Toni Bertorelli
Carlo Cecchi
Marc Fiorini
Leslie Csuth
Nana Nagao
Katy Louise Saunders
Max Malatesta
Francesco Carnelutti
Maddalena Maggi
Makoto Inamiya
Makoto Matsubara
Yuki Kawanishi
Hiroki Takano