Seta
/
Seda
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Seide
/
Soie
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Paixão Proibida
director:
François Girard
playwright:
François Girard
/
Michael Golding
actor:
Keira Knightley
/
Michael Pitt
/
Alfred Molina
/
Koji Yakusho
/
Sei Ashina
…
genre:
Drama
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Romance
region:
Canada
language:
English
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Japanese
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Latin
length: 1h 47m
release date: 2007-09-14
IMDb: tt0494834
Overview
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.