The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.

Starring:

Alfred Molina, Callum Keith Rennie, Carlo Cecchi, Francesco Carnelutti, Jun Kunimura, Kôji Yakusho, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Welsh, Leslie Csuth, Maddalena Maggi, Marc Fiorini, Mark Rendall, Martha Burns, Michael Pitt, Miki Nakatani, Naoko Watanabe, Tarô Suwa, Toni Bertorelli, Tony Vogel, Toru Tezuka

Genre:

Drama, Romance