- Critics' Rating:
-
- Release Year:
- 2007
- MPAA Rating:
- R
- Genre:
- Drama, Romance
- Director:
-
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. Here 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.
