Forrest Gump
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Film / 2007
Silk
Directed by
François Girard
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 …
The story
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.
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
Naoko WatanabeJapanese Girl
Tony VogelCafé Verdun Man #1
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Hiroya MoritaJapanese Elder #1
Hiroshi OhguchiJapanese Elder #2
Toru TezukaJapanese Guide
Akinori AndoRonin
Jun KunimuraUmon
Kanata HongoJapanese Boy
Yuya TakagawaJapanese Trader #1
Tarō SuwaJapanese Trader #2
Dimitri Carella2-Year-Old Ludovic
Dominick Carella2-Year-Old Ludovic
Joel Adams4-Year-Old Ludovic
Nicola Tovaglione10-Year-Old Ludovic
Chiara StamponeBéatrice Berbek
Toni BertorelliVerdun
Carlo CecchiPriest
Marc FioriniM. Chabert
Leslie CsuthM. Loiseau
Nana NagaoGeisha 1
Katy Louise SaundersBrothel Hostess
Max MalatestaCustoms Officer
Francesco CarneluttiDoctor
Maddalena MaggiBrothel Hostess #2
Makoto Inamiya
Makoto Matsubara
Yuki Kawanishi
Hiroki Takano
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