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...
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Cast
| Sei Ashina | ... |
The Girl
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| Michael Pitt | ... |
Hervé Joncour
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| Tony Vogel | ... |
Café Verdun Man #1
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Toni Bertorelli | ... |
Verdun
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| Keira Knightley | ... |
Hélène Joncour
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| Kenneth Welsh | ... |
Mayor Joncour
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| Martha Burns | ... |
Mme. Joncour
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| Alfred Molina | ... |
Baldabiou
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Michael Golding | ... |
Clerk
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Carlo Cecchi | ... |
Priest
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Chiara Stampone | ... |
Béatrice Berbek
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| Marc Fiorini | ... |
M. Chabert
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| Alexander Brooks | ... |
M. Loiseau
(as Leslie Csuth)
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Tôru Tezuka | ... |
Japanese Guide
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Hiroya Morita | ... |
Japanese Elder #1
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Akinori Andô | ... |
Ronin
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| Jun Kunimura | ... |
Umon
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| Kanata Hongô | ... |
Japanese Boy
(as Kanata Hongo)
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| Koji Yakusho | ... |
Hara Jubei
(as Kôji Yakusho)
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Dimitri Carella | ... |
2-Year-Old Ludovic
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Dominick Carella | ... |
2-Year-Old Ludovic
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| Callum Keith Rennie | ... |
Schuyler
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Naoko Watanabe | ... |
Japanese Girl
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Hidetarô Honjô | ... |
Shamisen Player
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Nana Nagao | ... |
Geisha #1
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Saki Aoi | ... |
Geisha #2
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Hiroshi Ôguchi | ... |
Japanese Elder #2
(as Hiroshi Oguchi)
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Michio Akahane | ... |
Japanese Elder #3
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Yûya Takagawa | ... |
Japanese Trader #1
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| Tarô Suwa | ... |
Japanese Trader #2
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Katy Louise Saunders | ... |
Brothel Hostess
(as Katy Saunders)
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| Miki Nakatani | ... |
Madame Blanche
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Max Malatesta | ... |
Customs Officer
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Joel Adams | ... |
4-Year-Old Ludovic
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Luca De Bei | ... |
Café Verdun Man #2
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| Ed Licht | ... |
Diplomat
(as Edward Licht)
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Domenico Procacci | ... |
Ambassador
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Nicola Tovaglione | ... |
10-Year-Old Ludovic
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| Francesco Carnelutti | ... |
Doctor
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| Mark Rendall | ... |
Ludovic Berbek
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Maddalena Maggi | ... |
Brothel Hostess #2
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Makoto Inamiya | ... |
Japanese Trader / Elder
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Makoto Matsubara | ... |
Japanese Trader / Elder
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Yuki Kawanishi | ... |
Japanese Trader / Elder
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Hidenori Shimizu | ... |
Japanese Trader / Elder
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Hiroki Takano | ... |
Japanese Trader / Elder
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Directed by
| François Girard | ||
Written by
| Alessandro Baricco | ... | (novel) |
| François Girard | ... | (screenplay) |
| Michael Golding | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Alessandro Baricco | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Debin | ... | executive producer |
| Niv Fichman | ... | producer |
| Camela Galano | ... | executive producer |
| François Girard | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Akira Ishii | ... | executive producer |
| Masaru Koibuchi | ... | line producer: Japan |
| Gianluca Leurini | ... | line producer: Italy |
| Nadine Luque | ... | producer |
| Sheena Macdonald | ... | associate producer: Rhombus Media |
| Jacques Méthé | ... | producer: Quebec (as Jacques Methé) |
| Sahar Nasser | ... | associate producer: second unit, Egypt |
| Domenico Procacci | ... | producer |
| Rami Rabei | ... | line producer: second unit, Egypt |
| Sonoko Sakai | ... | producer |
| Yasushi Shiina | ... | executive producer |
| Barbara Willis Sweete | ... | associate producer: Rhombus Media |
| Patrice Theroux | ... | executive producer |
| Larry Weinstein | ... | associate producer: Rhombus Media |
| Michael Woodward | ... | executive producer |
| Tatsumi Yoda | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) |
Cinematography by
| Alain Dostie | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Pia Di Ciaula | ||
Editorial Department
| Linda Bourgeois | ... | negative cutter: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Marie-Hélène Bourget | ... | digital intermediate technician: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Jim Campabanal | ... | negative cutter: Citelab/Global Vision (as Jim Campabadal) |
| Pascale Dubé | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Geneviève Duffault | ... | digital intermediate post supervisor: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Mathieu Duncan | ... | digital dailies: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Nicolas Gauthier | ... | digital opticals and titles: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Martin Girard | ... | digital intermediate technician: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Stéfanie Guadagnino | ... | assistant editor |
| Pierre Guérin | ... | digital internediate engineering supervisor: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Marc Lussier | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Guillaume Marin-Lafond | ... | post-production assistant: Studio Ex-centris |
| Supriya Naidu-James | ... | first assistant editor |
| Martine Rousseau | ... | digital intermediate technician: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Julien Tremblay | ... | digital intermediate technician |
Casting By
| Susie Figgis | ||
Production Design by
| François Séguin | ||
Costume Design by
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ||
| Carlo Poggioli | ||
Makeup Department
| Miho Anraku | ... | hair stylist: Japan |
| Carlo Barucci | ... | key hair stylist: Italy |
| Francesca De Simone | ... | hair stylist: Italy |
| Raffaella Iorio | ... | makeup artist: Italy |
| Akiko Kawata | ... | hair stylist: second unit, Japan |
| Veronika Kostrhounova | ... | makeup artist: Italy (as Veronica Kustrhounova) |
| Rosa Luciani | ... | hair stylist: Italy |
| Mario Michisanti | ... | key makeup artist: Italy |
| Miyoko Sakurai | ... | makeup artist: Japan |
| Mitsue Sato | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Nakatani, Japan |
| Francesco Scaramella | ... | hair stylist |
| Tsutomu Sugawara | ... | hair stylist: Japan |
| Mariko Tanaka | ... | makeup artist: Japan |
| Hayato Toyama | ... | hair stylist: Japan |
| Azusa Yamaguchi | ... | assistant makeup artist: Japan |
| Fulvio Zucconi | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Caterina Caratilli | ... | unit manager: Italy |
| Takayuki Denno | ... | production manager: second unit, Japan |
| Hamed El Bagoury | ... | production manager: second unit, Egypt |
| Shuji Hosoya | ... | unit manager: Japan |
| Georges Jardon | ... | post-production supervisor (as George Jardon) |
| Kyoko Kageyama | ... | production supervisor: Japan |
| Roberto Leone | ... | production manager: Italy |
| Valeria Licurgo | ... | production supervisor: Fandango |
| Fabrizio Prada | ... | unit manager: Italy |
| Tsutomu Sakurai | ... | production manager: Japan |
| Robert Wilson-Smith | ... | production manager: second unit (as Robert Wilson Smith) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ad Paola Carocci | ... | trainee assistant director: Italy |
| Tetsuo Funabashi | ... | second assistant director: Japan |
| Toshitaka Furuike | ... | second second assistant director: Japan |
| Mario Janelle | ... | second unit director |
| Takayuki Kawatsu | ... | second second assistant director: Japan |
| Ed Licht | ... | first assistant director (as Edward Licht) |
| Shinya Masuda | ... | second assistant director: Japan |
| Fumio Nomoto | ... | first assistant director: second unit, Japan |
| Sara Rosato | ... | second second assistant director: Italy |
| Luigi Spoletini | ... | first assistant director: Italy |
| Mon Takada | ... | second assistant director: second unit, Japan |
| Alessandro Trapani | ... | second assistant director: Italy |
| Andreas Kassab | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Nobuhiro Akitaya | ... | set decorator: Japan |
| Carlo Aloisio | ... | set dresser: Italy |
| Giorgio Barullo | ... | scenic painter: Italy |
| Nathaie Bencharova | ... | art department coordinator: second unit, Russia |
| Claudio Bernardi | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Francesca Birri | ... | assistant: Ms. Braemer |
| Cecile Braemer | ... | art department coordinator (as Cécile Braemer) |
| Giovanna Capoguzzi | ... | greensman: Italy |
| Adriano Cattaneo | ... | assistant set dresser: Italy |
| Luciano Ceccotti | ... | green master: Italy |
| Giovanni Chiacchio | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Valentin Chikov | ... | props: second unit, Russia |
| Alessandro Coppolecchia | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Sabrina Coppolecchia | ... | set decorator: Italy |
| Massimiliano Corte | ... | stand-by props: second unit, Italy |
| Lorenzo D'Ambrosio | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Fabio Drusin | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Denis Dulude | ... | title designer |
| Stefania Ferro | ... | greensman: Italy |
| Marco Ficorella | ... | swing gang: Italy |
| Fioravanti | ... | greensman: Italy |
| Emita Frigato | ... | production designer: Italy |
| Roberto Fè | ... | art department laborer: Italy (as Roberto Fe) |
| Ermanno Gentilezza | ... | swing gang: Italy |
| Patrick Gentilezza | ... | property master assistant: Italy |
| Marina Giuseppini | ... | art department buyer: Italy |
| Denis Hamel | ... | property master |
| Mami Ishida | ... | assistant set decorator: Japan |
| Michele Izzo | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Chieko Kashiyama | ... | assistant art director: Japan |
| Maki Kobayashi | ... | set dresser: Japan |
| Brian Kobo | ... | prop coordinator: Japan |
| Noriyuki Kondo | ... | art director: Japan (as Shigeyuki Kondo) |
| Maria Garzia Leone | ... | assistant art director: Italy |
| Gianni Luciani | ... | art department facilitator: Italy |
| Luciano Magagnini | ... | property master: Italy |
| Angelo Mariani | ... | swing gang: Italy |
| Pietro Masotti | ... | drapesman: Italy |
| Kazuhiko Matsugu | ... | art coordinator: Japan |
| Kazuta Matsunaga | ... | set dresser: Japan |
| Masumi Miura | ... | assistant set designer: Japan |
| Aki Murai | ... | prop assistant: Japan |
| Gino Nastasi | ... | swing gang: Italy |
| Giovanni Nucera | ... | prop assistant: Italy |
| Fumio Ogawa | ... | production designer: Japan |
| Itsuzan Osawa | ... | calligrapher: Japan |
| Paola Peraro | ... | assistant art director: Italy |
| Domenico Pierotti | ... | art department laborer: Italy |
| Loredana Raffi | ... | set dresser: Italy |
| Diego Ricci | ... | assistant art director: Italy |
| Roberto Ricci | ... | set constructor: Italy |
| Yuzuru Sakai | ... | property master: Japan |
| Monica Sallustio | ... | draftsman: Italy |
| Cinzia Sarto | ... | draftsman: Italy |
| Yukihisa Satosu | ... | assistant art director: Japan |
| Luigi Sergianni | ... | construction manager: Italy |
| Yukiharu Seshimo | ... | set designer: Japan |
| Santo Spalla | ... | scenic painter: Italy |
| Tomoyuki Takagi | ... | set dresser: Japan |
| Kenji Takao | ... | set dresser: Japan |
| Kazuharu Tsuboi | ... | construction captain: Japan |
| Nobuaki Watanabe | ... | set dresser: Japan |
| Lucia Zeccara | ... | set dresser: Italy |
| Danilo Zera | ... | property master assistant: Italy |
Sound Department
| Claude Beaugrand | ... | sound |
| Daniel Bisson | ... | adr recording engineer / foley recording engineer |
| Karim Blondy | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Gregory Bolduc | ... | re-recording assistant engineer |
| David Boulton | ... | adr recording engineer |
| Olivier Calvert | ... | sound |
| Jean-Charles Desjardins | ... | adr recording engineer |
| Jérôme Décarie | ... | foley artist |
| Natalie Fleurant | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Nicolas Gagnon | ... | assistant to foley artist |
| Bernard Gariépy Strobl | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Hideaki Ishii | ... | adr recording engineer (as Hideki Ishii) |
| Claude La Haye | ... | sound |
| Hans Laitres | ... | re-recording assistant engineer |
| Kim Picard | ... | sound studio coordinator (as Kimberley Picard) |
| Francine Poirier | ... | dialogue editor |
| Francis Péloquin | ... | boom operator (as Francis Peloquin) |
| Vincent Riendeau | ... | re-recording assistant engineer |
| Alessandro Savino | ... | sound assistant: Italy |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Jean-Philippe St-Laurent | ... | dialogue editor assistant |
| Hans Peter Strobl | ... | sound |
| Rin Takada | ... | sound assistant: Japan |
| Johannie Gervais | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Tiberio Angeloni | ... | special effects assistant: Italy |
| Jean-François Aubin | ... | special effects: snow, Japan (as Jean Francois Aubin) |
| Franco Galiano | ... | special effects supervisor: M.A.G., Italy (as Franco Fabio Galiano) |
| Paolo Galiano | ... | special effects assistant: Italy |
| Shûichi Kishiura | ... | special effects supervisor: Japan (as Syuichi Kishiura) |
| Tsuneo Koumi | ... | special effects: snow, Japan |
| Chuji Shimajiri | ... | special effects: Japan |
| Narumi Tsuzaki | ... | special effects: snow, Japan |
| Giancarlo Mancini | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Guillaume Murray | ... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Patrick Bergeron | ... | lead digital compositing artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Etienne Daigle | ... | compositing artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Martin Desrochers | ... | 3D artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Davis Goodman | ... | system administrator: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Mathieu Jolicoeur | ... | compositing artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Stéphane Landry | ... | digital visual effects supervisor |
| Guillaume Marin-Lafond | ... | rotoscope artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Rene Morel | ... | digital matte painter: Studio Ex-Centris (as René Morel) |
| Renaud Paradis | ... | system administrator: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Mathieu Raynault | ... | digital matte painter: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Christian Rittener | ... | 3D artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Alain Roy | ... | digital visual effects producer: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Muriel Tiberghien | ... | 3D artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Nathalie Tremblay | ... | compositing artist: Studio Ex-Centris |
| Elise Voyer | ... | digital visual effects project manager: Studio Ex-Centris |
Stunts
| Koji Fukae | ... | stunts: Japan |
| Yoshiaki Ieki | ... | stunts: Japan |
| Yusaku Kawase | ... | stunts: Japan |
| Hiroshi Kuze | ... | stunt coordinator: Japan |
| Mariano Manna | ... | stunt rider: Ronin, second unit, Italy |
| Kazuhiro Okayama | ... | stunts: Japan |
| Catia Pasqualoni | ... | stunt double: Keira Knightley |
| Angelo Ragusa | ... | stunt coordinator: Italy |
| Gabriele Ragusa | ... | stunt double: Hervé. second unit, Italy |
| Andrea Rezza | ... | stunt rider: Ronin, second unit, Italy |
| Mamoru Tanimoto | ... | stunts: Japan |
| Kimio Yamada | ... | assistant stunt coordinator: Japan |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Simone Barbona | ... | grip |
| Piero Bosi | ... | grip: Italy |
| Alessandro Cardelli | ... | rigging electrician: Italy |
| Daniel Chrétien | ... | gaffer |
| Fabio Ciotto | ... | clapper/loader: Italy |
| Fabrizio Coppo | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Tonino D'Arienzo | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Jean-Maurice de Ernsted | ... | key grip |
| Claudio Del Gobbo | ... | key grip: Italy |
| Massimiliano Dessena | ... | grip: Italy |
| Stefano Di Pasquali | ... | grip: Italy |
| Maurizio di Stefano | ... | electrician / rigging gaffer: Italy |
| Paolo Di Stefano | ... | rigging electrician: Italy |
| Amelie Duceppe | ... | second assistant camera |
| Sylvaine Dufaux | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Yuka Eto | ... | film loader: "a" camera, Japan |
| Mauro Faina | ... | grip |
| Sergio Faina | ... | rigging key grip: Italy |
| Doriano Forti | ... | rigging grip: Italy |
| Jacques Yves Gucia | ... | still photographer |
| Takumi Hirai | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Shigeru Hirayama | ... | key grip: Japan |
| Kenji Ichikawa | ... | grip assistant: Japan |
| Masao Imai | ... | grip assistant: Japan |
| Ryo Ishida | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Japan |
| Yasuhiro Ishiguro | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Tsuyoshi Kage | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Michiaki Kamochi | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Shingo Kasa | ... | grip assistant: Japan |
| Takuro Kase | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Taro Kawauchi | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Martin Lebel | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Antonio Leurini | ... | electrician: Italy |
| Emanuele Leurini | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Italy |
| Emiliano Leurini | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy |
| Paolo Leurini | ... | gaffer: Italy |
| Yasushi Masuda | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Manabu Matsumiya | ... | additional first assistant camera: Japan |
| Norito Matsumoto | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Tommaso Mele | ... | key grip: Italy |
| Taku Mitamura | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Yasushi Miyata | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, Japan / first assistant camera: second unit, Japan / second assistant camera: second unit, Russia |
| Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Norihero Mori | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Masanari Okada | ... | grip assistant: Japan |
| Lorenzo Peyrone | ... | grip |
| Giorgio Pezzotti | ... | grip: Italy |
| Dany Racine | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Cristiano Rossi | ... | video assist operator: Italy |
| Daisuke Saito | ... | grip assistant: Japan |
| Hiroyuki Takahashi | ... | video assist operator: Japan |
| Kouichi Tatebe | ... | electrician: Japan (as Koichi Tatebe) |
| Jitsu Toyoda | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, Japan / second second assistant camera: second unit, Japan |
| Diego Vallini | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy |
| Yuji Wada | ... | gaffer: Japan |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | electrician: Japan |
| Massimiliano Zenga | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, Italy |
| Daniele Caiuli | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| John Buchan | ... | casting: Canada |
| Maurizio Cusano | ... | crowd marshall |
| Amelia Hashemi | ... | casting assistant |
| Jason Knight | ... | casting associate |
| Beatrice Kruger | ... | casting: Italy |
| Mai Sugiyama | ... | casting assistant: Japan |
| Toshiie Tomida | ... | casting: Japan (as Toshiie Tomita) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Luigi Di Cristo | ... | wardrobe master: extras, Italy |
| Giuliana Esposito | ... | seamstress: Italy |
| Serena Fiumi | ... | costume supervisor: Italy |
| Gastone Grassi | ... | cutter: Italy |
| Giampiero Grassi | ... | cutter: men, Italy (as Giampietro Grassi) |
| Rebecca Higginson | ... | costumer: Ms. Knightley, Italy |
| Monica Iacuzzo | ... | costume workshop coordinator: Italy |
| Mayu Ishihara | ... | costumer: Japan |
| Misako Kajimoto | ... | costumer: Japan |
| Giovanni Lipari | ... | key costumer |
| Elsa Malandra | ... | cutter: Italy |
| Adriana Mattiozzi | ... | cutter: women, Italy |
| Elena Mayevskaya | ... | costumer: second unit, Russia |
| Luciano Parisi | ... | costume department runner: Italy |
| Enzo Serafino Pellegrino | ... | dyer: Italy / stand-by costumer: second unit, Italy |
| Salvatore Salzano | ... | assistant costume designer: Italy |
| Masaru Sekiguchi | ... | costumer: Japan / wardrobe: second unit, Japan |
Location Management
| Elena Cavallo | ... | location contact: Piemonte, Italy |
| Basem El Bagoury | ... | location manager: second unit, Egypt |
| Daisuke Fukugawa | ... | location production assistant: second unit, Japan |
| Alexey Golovinov | ... | location manager: second unit, Russia |
| Gianni A. Graziol | ... | location manager: Italy (as Gianni Grazioli) |
| Youki Hoshino | ... | location manager: Japan |
| Hiroshi Iwaya | ... | location manager: Japan |
| Masayuki Kaibara | ... | location and budget advisor: Japan (as Masayuki Kaihara) |
| Enrico Latella | ... | location scouting |
| Filippo Lovatelli | ... | location contact: Campo Imperatore, Italy |
| Takashi Mimatsu | ... | location manager: Japan |
| Masao Nagai | ... | location and budget advisor: Japan |
| Walter Poli | ... | location contact: Sermoneta, Italy |
| Miyuki Tanaka | ... | location manager: Japan |
Music Department
| Fernando Aponte | ... | music recording engineer / scoring mixer |
| Joshua Bell | ... | musician: violin |
| Romulo Benavides | ... | musician: string quartet, Sweet Plantain |
| Steven Danenberg | ... | music preparation (as Steve Danenberg) / music supervisor (as Steve Danenberg) |
| Honjoh Fukuhide | ... | musician: singer |
| David Gotay | ... | musician: string quartet, Sweet Plantain |
| Hidetarô Honjô | ... | music advisor: Japan / musician: shamisen (as Honjoh Hidetaro) |
| Carlos Núñez | ... | musician: whistle and iwabue soloist |
| Alex Pauk | ... | conductor |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | musician: piano (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) / orchestrator (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) / scoring mixer (as Ryûichi Sakamoto) |
| Eddie Venegas | ... | musician: string quartet, Sweet Plantain |
| Orlando Wells | ... | musician: string quartet, Sweet Plantain |
Script and Continuity Department
| Winnifred Jong | ... | script supervisor |
| Serge Lamothe | ... | script consultant |
| Melissa Scowcroft | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
| Giovanni Angeletti | ... | driver: Italy |
| Stefano Antonelli | ... | driver: Mr. Pitt, Italy |
| Hiroshi Aoki | ... | driver: Japan |
| Roberto Bevini | ... | driver: Italy |
| Gianluca Cardillo | ... | driver: Mr.Girard, Italy |
| Stefano Ciammetti | ... | driver: Italy |
| Mario De Biase | ... | driver: Italy |
| Claudio De Simone | ... | driver: Italy |
| Valter Di Francesco | ... | driver: second unit, Italy |
| Marco Ganino | ... | driver: Mr. Molina, Italy |
| Nando Ginnanneschi | ... | driver: Italy |
| Pietro Giordani | ... | driver: Ms. Knightley, Italy |
| Fabio Giovannangelo | ... | driver: Italy |
| Michael Golovinov | ... | driver: second unit, Russia |
| Aniello Guarniera | ... | driver: Italy (as Aniello Guarnieri) |
| Akio Hakamada | ... | driver: Japan |
| Tsuyoshi Hashikawa | ... | driver: Japan |
| Katsuyuki Hashimoto | ... | driver: Japan |
| Franco Iannone | ... | driver: Italy |
| Motoki Ichikura | ... | driver: second unit, Japan |
| Katsuaki Inoue | ... | driver: Japan |
| Yuuki Iwai | ... | driver: Japan |
| Kazuo Kamijyo | ... | driver: Japan |
| Joetaro Kitamura | ... | driver: Mr. Pitt, Japan |
| Taksuki Kojima | ... | driver: Japan |
| Masaki Komatsu | ... | driver: Japan |
| Shinichi Komita | ... | driver: Japan |
| Fabrizio Leone | ... | driver: Italy |
| Gianni Luciani | ... | driver: Italy |
| Fabio Mancini | ... | transportation coordinator: Italy |
| Fabrizio Mancini | ... | driver: Italy |
| Angelo Marchesani | ... | driver: Italy |
| Toshihiro Minamisawa | ... | driver: Japan |
| Nobuyasu Mochizuki | ... | driver: Japan |
| Shinzou Mochizuki | ... | driver: Japan |
| Giovanni Moltoni | ... | driver: Italy |
| Ivano Moltoni | ... | driver: Italy |
| Fabrizio Mosca | ... | driver: second unit, Italy |
| Tsukasa Motoya | ... | driver: Japan |
| Jun Murayama | ... | driver: Japan |
| Tomio Nakajima | ... | driver: Japan |
| Jun Nakamura | ... | animal transportation: Japan |
| Toshio Nozawa | ... | driver: Japan |
| Koji Oana | ... | driver: Japan |
| Yutaka Okano | ... | driver: Japan |
| Massimo Orlandi | ... | transportation captain: Italy |
| Eugenio Petouchoff | ... | driver: second unit, Italy |
| Federico Pitotti | ... | driver: Italy |
| Tonino Quaranta | ... | driver: Italy |
| Massimo Rana | ... | driver: Italy |
| Stefano Rosati | ... | driver: Italy |
| Andrea Sassaroli | ... | driver: Italy |
| Kôichi Satô | ... | driver: Japan |
| Angelo Scalia | ... | driver: catering, Italy |
| Shinji Sekiya | ... | driver: Japan |
| Angelo Sereni | ... | driver: Italy |
| Masamitu Tabata | ... | driver: second unit, Japan |
| Takahiro Taketomi | ... | driver: second unit, Japan |
| Anatoliy Tyushkevich | ... | driver: second unit, Russia |
| Takeshi Uehara | ... | driver: Japan |
| Kiyoshi Utsuki | ... | driver: Japan |
| Hisahiro Washizawa | ... | driver: Japan |
| Iwao Yamazaki | ... | driver: Japan |
| Masataka Yoshida | ... | driver: Japan |
Additional Crew
| Mohamed Abdel Wahab | ... | production assistant: second unit, Egypt |
| Hitoshi Abe | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Nikolay Agdonov | ... | horse master: second unit, Russia |
| Damian Anderson | ... | production coordinator: second unit |
| Mostaga Azmy | ... | runner: second unit, Egypt |
| Chaimaa Badawy | ... | production coordinator: second unit, Egypt |
| Evan Balmer | ... | manager: Mr. Sakamoto |
| Simona Batistelli | ... | production coordinator: Italy |
| Chris Bell | ... | business affairs coordinator: Rhombus Media |
| Claudio Bellincampi | ... | set production assistant: Italy |
| Nikita Bencharov | ... | owner: Khujar Village, second unit, Russia |
| Shaker Beshir | ... | runner: second unit, Egypt |
| Sandie Bornstein | ... | accountant: Rhombus Media |
| Giuseppe Cancellara | ... | blacksmith: Italy |
| Tatiana Caratelli | ... | assistant cashier: Italy |
| Francesco Carone | ... | horse groomer: second unit, Italy |
| Vittorio Carta | ... | labor consultant: Italy |
| Valentin Chikov | ... | provider: sleigh, second unit, Russia |
| Simona Chiocca | ... | researcher: second unit, Italy |
| Marco Cimitan | ... | stand-in: Italy |
| Nino Cirulli | ... | minors coordinator: Italy |
| Gabriele Colecchia | ... | production assistant: Italy |
| Filippo Conti | ... | production assistant |
| Blake Crawford | ... | double: Hervé, second unit, Japan |
| Fabrizio De Angelis | ... | key chef: Italy |
| Flavio De Simone | ... | cashier: Italy |
| Shinobu Deguchi | ... | animal trainer: Japan / bird trainer: Japan |
| Manolo DeLeonibus | ... | second chef assistant: Italy |
| Derek DiBiagio | ... | assistant: Keira Knightley (as Derek Di Biagio) |
| Hinshu Elizosha | ... | electronic press kit crew: Japan |
| Sadami Fan | ... | production assistant: bilifgual, Japan |
| Barbara Ferrara | ... | first chef assistant: Italy |
| Sonia Ferri | ... | assistant: Mr. Procacci, Fandango |
| Christian Fluet | ... | production accountant |
| Bryan Friedman | ... | business affairs coordinator: Rhombus Media |
| Tetsu Fujimura | ... | financial advisor: Filopophia Entertainment Alliance |
| Koji Fujino | ... | project advisor: T.Y. Limited |
| Naomi Fujino | ... | production assistant: second unit, Japan |
| Katsumi Furuhashi | ... | production accountant: Japan |
| Mayumi Furukawa | ... | production intern: Japan |
| Paul Gagnon | ... | client services: Citelab/Global Vision |
| Joseph Geminale | ... | contact: Courmayeur/Tiglieto, second unit, Italy |
| Marco Giacometti | ... | production secretary: Italy |
| Indira Guha | ... | business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada |
| Kodai Hanayama | ... | production assistant: Japan |
| Michiyo Hata | ... | manner coach: Japan |
| Yoshiko Hondo | ... | caterer: Japan |
| Joe Ikeda | ... | business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Akiko Inoue | ... | business affairs: T.Y. Limited |
| Noriko Ishida | ... | production intern: Japan |
| Junya Ito | ... | stand-in: Japan |
| Yasuyuki Iwanami | ... | business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Yoshiaki Kamonji | ... | production assistant: Japan |
| Peter Kaser | ... | contact: Cortina, second unit, Italy |
| Ivana Kastratovic | ... | production coordinator: Italy |
| Shinichi Kato | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Hideyuki Kawamura | ... | assistant horse coordinator: Japan |
| Takao Kawashima | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Noriko Kobayashi | ... | translator: Japan |
| Megumi Kubota | ... | publicist: Japanese Media, Japan |
| Marco Landolfi | ... | cashier: Italy |
| Yan Lanouette Turgeon | ... | assistant: Mr. Girard (as Yan Lanquette Turgeon) |
| Elisa Larcher della Spalliera | ... | stand-in: Italy |
| Cristina Leurini | ... | catering manager: Italy |
| Monica Leurini | ... | chief caterer: Italy |
| Takahiro Maeyama | ... | financial advisor: Japan |
| Nathalie Martishevskaya | ... | translator: second unit, Russia |
| Mariko Maruyama | ... | production intern: Japan |
| Samuel Masi | ... | production assistant: assistant director, Italy |
| Satoko Matsui | ... | assistant production accountant: Japan |
| Hiroyuki Matsunaga | ... | project co-advisor: T.Y. Limited |
| Marco Mattei | ... | production accountant / production accountant: Italy |
| Soela Melaranci | ... | production secretary: Italy |
| Tomoko Mikuni | ... | cast liaison: Japan |
| Darlene Milley | ... | insurance services: AOL/Ruben-Winkler |
| Shigeyuki Mito | ... | legal advisor: Japan |
| Wakako Miyakuni | ... | production coordinator: Japan |
| Kiyomi Miyata | ... | food coordinator: Japan |
| Vito Morea | ... | crowd marshall: Italy |
| Izumi Murano | ... | nutrition advisor: Ms. Ashina, Japan |
| Takanori Muto | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Yukiko Nakajima | ... | translator: Japan |
| Katsuo Naruse | ... | dialogue supervisor: Japan |
| Mahmoud Nasr | ... | runner: second unit, Egypt |
| Mahmoud Nasr | ... | runner: second unit, Egypt |
| Chantal Neveu | ... | secretary: Mr. Girard |
| Nozomi | ... | assistant: Mr. Debin, Japan |
| Shinji Ogawa | ... | creative advisor: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Izumi Ohtomi | ... | assistant: Mr. Girard, Japan |
| Takashi Otsuki | ... | stand-in: Japan |
| Jackie Page | ... | publicist: Italy |
| Alessandro Pantano | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Laura Paolucci | ... | head of development: Fandango |
| Giorgia Passarelli | ... | assistant production coordinator: Italy |
| Alexy Petrov | ... | translator: second unit, Russia |
| Sebastiano Pino | ... | horse groomer: second unit, Italy |
| Guendalina Ponti | ... | production attorney |
| Hugh Probyn | ... | assistant: Mr. Fichman, Rhombus Media |
| Patrizia Punzo | ... | nurse: Italy |
| Angelo Ragusa | ... | horse master: Itraly |
| Gabriele Ragusa | ... | animal wrangler: second unit, Italy |
| Gianluca Rosetta | ... | craft service assistant: Italy |
| Jim Russell | ... | legal services |
| Takao Sakamoto | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Stephen L. Saltzman | ... | legal services (as Steven Saltzman) |
| Masayuki Sano | ... | business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Angelo Scalia | ... | kitchen technician: Italy |
| Melissa Scowcroft | ... | researcher |
| Toshiki Shinbo | ... | set production assistant: Japan |
| Yoshiaki Shioya | ... | english dialogue coach: Japan (as Yoshi Shioya) |
| Hazem Shoeib | ... | production assistant: second unit, Egypt |
| Michael Singer | ... | publicist: Japan |
| Norika Sky-Sora | ... | manager: Mr. Sakamoto (as Norika 'Sky' Sora) |
| Daniela Staffa | ... | publicist: Fandango |
| Dominic Stubbs | ... | accountant: Rhombus Media |
| Mon Takada | ... | production assistant: second uniut, Russia |
| Midori Takei | ... | stand-in: Japan |
| Kazunari Takeuchi | ... | catering coordinator: Japan |
| Shinji Takeuchi | ... | project co-advisor: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Antonia Tammaro | ... | payroll: Italy |
| Mitsunori Tanaka | ... | horse coordinator: Japan |
| Toru Tanaka | ... | production intern: Japan |
| Hironori Terashima | ... | business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Masao Teshima | ... | project advisor: Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Massimo Trapani | ... | craft service assistant: Italy |
| Kaz Tsujio | ... | piano tuner: Mr. Sakamoto |
| Masako Tsukahara | ... | unit publicist: Japan |
| Haruka Tsutsui | ... | production assistant: bilingual, Japan |
| Hiroshi Tsuyuri | ... | publicist: Japanese Media, Japan |
| Meiraku Ueda | ... | master of sencha-ogawaryu: Japan |
| Andrew Utech | ... | english coach: Mr. Yakusho and Ms. Nakatani, Japan |
| Daniel Virgulto | ... | craft service assistant: Italy |
| Masazumi Watanabe | ... | development advisor: Japan |
| Rebecca Whitcomb | ... | production assistant: bilingual, Japan |
| Julia Wilson Dickson | ... | dialogue coach |
| Austin Wong | ... | production attorney |
| Ichirô Yamamoto | ... | production assistant: Japan |
| Yoshikazu Yamamoto | ... | stand-in: Japan |
| Takeshi Yokooka | ... | production intern: Japan |
| Claudio Zampetti | ... | corporate accountant: Fandango |
| Valentina Ziryanova | ... | translator: second unit, Russia |
| Nathalie Baldascini | ... | assistant to foreign cast and crew (uncredited) |
| Raffaella Di Giulio | ... | assistant to executive producer (uncredited) |
| Joe Iacono | ... | financial auditor (uncredited) |
| Kevin Krikst | ... | assistant: niv fichman (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Indira Guha | ... | thanks |
| Masato Hara | ... | very special thanks |
| Tsuguhiko Kadokawa | ... | very special thanks |
Production Companies
- Rhombus Media
- Fandango
- Bee Vine Pictures
- Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Astral Media
- Canadian Television Fund
- Cinema Investment
- Independent Film Fund
- Medusa Film
- Movie Central Network
- Odeon Films
- Productions Soie
- T.Y.
- The Harold Greenberg Fund
- The Movie Network (TMN)
- The Works Media Group
- Téléfilm Canada
- Vice Versa Film
Distributors
- ARM Distribution (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2007) (Canada) (theatrical) (French release)
- Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fandango (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Asmik Ace Entertainment (2008) (Japan)
- Canale 5 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- FS Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Picturehouse (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- M.A.G. Special Effects (special effects)
- Studio Ex-centris (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance (insurance services)
- Ateliers Claude Beaugrand (sound editing services)
- Brush (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
- Cinecittà (stages)
- Cinesicurtà (insurance services: Italy)
- Citelab (digital intermediate)
- DVS Communications (avid editing equipment)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Executive Service Palazzi (security services: Italy)
- Film Finances Canada (completion bond)
- Funtech (insurance services: Japan)
- Glenn Gould Studio (music recording studio)
- Global Vision (digital intermediate)
- Izumien (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (funding)
- KAB Studios (score mixing studio)
- KO Creative (trailer)
- Koi Pictures (production services: Japan)
- Kurosawa Film Studio (lighting equipment)
- Legacy Recording Studios (music recording studio)
- Marko Studios (adr: doley and re-recording studio)
- Nakano Cement Kojo (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
- Ohkura Mokkoph (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
- Panalight (camera equipment)
- Rancati (art department supplier: Italy)
- Renato Postiglione (art department supplier: Italy)
- Rhombus Media (post-production)
- Sanwa Cine Equipment (camera equipment)
- Sedic International (location and budget advisor)
- Shinobu Deguchi Animal Production (animal and bird training)
- Sound One (additional adr studio)
- Studio A-509 (music recording studio)
- Surefire Film Productions (developed in association with)
- Takatsu (art department supplier: Japan)
- Technicolor (release printing)
- Tirelli Costumi (costumes by)
- Toho Studios (casting)
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (additional adr studio)
- Yamamoto Construction (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
- Yoshida Art (buildings: Iriyamabe Village, Japan)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $7,551,009, 08 Jun 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Miki Nakatani, who played Madame Blanche, is an actress/singer. In 1995 Nakatani and the composer Ryuichi Sakamoto collaborated and recorded a song titled "Aishiteru, Aishitenai", in which they sang together. See more » |
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Baldabiou:
I once knew a man who built his own railroad. It was completely straight. Not one curve in it. He had a reason for that. I don't remember what it was. Reasons get forgotten. See more » |