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French silkworm trader Hervé (Michael Pitt) is married to the beautiful Hélène (Keira Knightley). 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 (Sei Ashina) 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.

2023 · 1h 48m

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French silkworm trader Hervé (Michael Pitt) is married to the beautiful Hélène (Keira Knightley). 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 (Sei Ashina) 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.

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Studio
Vice Versa Film
Released
2023
Run Time
1 hr 48 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan
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Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, English (Canada)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Russian

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.