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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Cast
- Keira KnightleyHélène Joncour
- Michael PittHervé Joncour
- Alfred MolinaBaldabiou
- Koji YakushoHara Jubei
- Sei AshinaThe Girl
- Miki NakataniMadame Blanche
- Kenneth WelshMayor Joncour
- Callum Keith RennieSchuyler
- Mark RendallLudovic Berbek
- Martha BurnsMme. Joncour
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- François GirardDirector
- François GirardScreenplay
- Michael GoldingScreenplay
- Alessandro BariccoNovel
- Alain DostieDirector of Photography
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
- Pia Di CiaulaEditor
- Nadine LuqueProducer
- Niv FichmanProducer
- Domenico ProcacciProducer
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