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| Genres:DramaRomance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on the Alessandro Baricco's novel this is the story of 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.Cast:
 Sei Ashina The Girl |  Michael Pitt Hervé Joncour |  Tony Vogel Café Verdun Man #1 | Toni Bertorelli Verdun |  Keira Knightley Hélène Joncour |
 Kenneth Welsh Mayor Joncour |  Martha Burns Mme. Joncour |  Alfred Molina Baldabiou | Michael Golding Clerk | Carlo Cecchi Priest |
| Chiara Stampone Béatrice Berbek | Marc Fiorini M. Chabert |  Leslie Csuth M. Loiseau | Toru Tezuka Japanese Guide | Hiroya Morita Japanese Elder #1 |
| Akinori Ando Ronin |  Jun Kunimura Umon |  Kanata Hongô Japanese Boy (as Kanata Hongo) |  Kôji Yakusho Hara Jubei | Dimitri Carella 2-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Dominick Carella 2-Year-Old Ludovic | Callum Keith Rennie Schuyler | Naoko Watanabe Japanese Girl | Honjo Hidetaro Shamisen Player | Nana Nagao Geisha #1 |
| Saki Aoi Geisha #2 | Hiroshi Ohguchi Japanese Elder #2 (as Hiroshi Oguchi) | Michio Akahane Japanese Elder #3 | Yuya Takagawa Japanese Trader #1 |  Tarô Suwa Japanese Trader #2 |
| Katy Louise Saunders Brothel Hostess (as Katy Saunders) |  Miki Nakatani Madame Blanche | Max Malatesta Customs Officer | Joel Adams 4-Year-Old Ludovic | Luca De Bei Café Verdun Man #2 |
 Ed Licht Diplomat (as Edward Licht) | Domenico Procacci Ambassador | Nicola Tovaglione 10-Year-Old Ludovic |  Francesco Carnelutti Doctor |  Mark Rendall Ludovic Berbek |
 Maddalena Maggi Brothel Hostess #2 | Makoto Inamiya Japanese Trader / Elder | Makoto Matsubara Japanese Trader / Elder | Yuki Kawanishi Japanese Trader / Elder | Hidenori Shimizu Japanese Trader / Elder |
| Hiroki Takano Japanese Trader / Elder |
