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 wi...
Directed byFrançois Girard
Written byAlessandro Baricco, François Girard, Michael Golding
CountryCanada, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Japan, United States
Runtime107 min
On screen
Michael Pitt
Keira Knightley
Kôji Yakusho