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. 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.

• DirectorFrançois Girard
• Release14 September 2007
• Genre
  Drama / Romance
• Duration1h 47m
• Budget$20,000,000
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  5.781
  210 reviews
• Productions

  Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Vice Versa Films