Canada / Sep 11, 2007 / Toronto Internation Film Festival
Come Back, or I Shall Die...
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Callum Keith Rennie | Schuyler |
| Mark Rendall | Ludovic Berbek |
| Martha Burns | Mme. Joncour |
| Naoko Watanabe | Japanese Girl |
| Tony Vogel | Café Verdun Man #1 |
| Hiroya Morita | Japanese Elder #1 |
| Hiroshi Ohguchi | Japanese Elder #2 |
| Toru Tezuka | Japanese Guide |
| Akinori Ando | Ronin |
| Jun Kunimura | Umon |
| Kanata Hongo | Japanese Boy |
| Yuya Takagawa | Japanese Trader #1 |
| Tarō Suwa | Japanese Trader #2 |
| Dimitri Carella | 2-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Dominick Carella | 2-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Joel Adams | 4-Year-Old Ludovic |
| Nicola Tovaglione | 10-Year-Old Ludovic |
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| Chiara Stampone | Béatrice Berbek |
| Toni Bertorelli | Verdun |
| Carlo Cecchi | Priest |
| Marc Fiorini | M. Chabert |
| Leslie Csuth | M. Loiseau |
| Nana Nagao | Geisha 1 |
| Katy Louise Saunders | Brothel Hostess |
| Max Malatesta | Customs Officer |
| Francesco Carnelutti | Doctor |
| Maddalena Maggi | Brothel Hostess #2 |
| Makoto Inamiya | |
| Makoto Matsubara | |
| Yuki Kawanishi | |
| Hiroki Takano |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Silk |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, 日本語, Latin |
| Production countries | Canada, Italy, Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rhombus Media, Fandango, Bee Vine Pictures, Vice Versa Films |
| Release date | 14 settembre 2007 |
| Executive producer | Jonathan Debin, Akira Ishii, Camela Galano, Patrice Theroux, Yasushi Shiina, Tatsumi Yoda |
| Production | Nadine Luque, Domenico Procacci, Sonoko Sakai, Niv Fichman |
| Writer | François Girard, Michael Golding, Alessandro Baricco |
| Casting | Susie Figgis, Béatrice Kruger, Toshiie Tomida, John Buchan |
| Editing | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
| Assistant directors | François Girard |
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| Camera operators | Alain Dostie |
| Additional photography | Alain Dostie |
| Production design | Emita Frigato, Fumio Ogawa, François Séguin |
| Art direction | François Séguin |
| Set decoration | François Séguin |
| Special effects | Franco Galiano, Shûichi Kishiura |
| Visual effects | Stéphane Landry, Franco Galiano, Shûichi Kishiura |
| Stunts | Hiroshi Kuze, Angelo Ragusa |
| Music | Ryuichi Sakamoto, Claude Beaugrand, Olivier Calvert, Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Nicolas Gagnon, Hans Peter Strobl, Jérôme Décarie, Daniel Bisson |
| Sound | Claude Beaugrand, Olivier Calvert, Claude La Haye, Bernard Gariépy Strobl, Nicolas Gagnon, Hans Peter Strobl, Jérôme Décarie, Daniel Bisson, Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Costume design | Kazuko Kurosawa, Carlo Poggioli, Mariko Tanaka |
| Makeup | Mariko Tanaka, Kazuko Kurosawa, Carlo Poggioli |
| Hairstyling | Kazuko Kurosawa, Carlo Poggioli, Mariko Tanaka |
| Budget | 20.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / Sep 14, 2007 / R
United States / Sep 14, 2007 / R
Ireland / Nov 09, 2007 / 15A
Germany / Jul 04, 2008 / 12
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France / Aug 05, 2009 / TP
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Japan / Sep 14, 2007 / PG12
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