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In the mid 19th century, a silkworm merchant travels from France to Japan to locate silkworm eggs that are uncontaminated by the epidemic that threatens Europe's silk supply. The merchant falls in love with the occidental concubine of a Japanese baron, though he has a loyal and doting wife awaiting his return.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 49 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 14th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexuality and nudity. |
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| Distributors: |
Picturehouse
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| Production Co.: |
Rhombus Media, Inc., Bee Vine Pictures, Medusa Film, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Group, Fandango
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| Financiers: |
Productions Soie, Vice Versa Films, Telefilm Canada, Canadian Television Fund, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Harold Greenberg Fund, Works Media Group Plc, T.Y. Limited, Cinema Investment Fund, IFF
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,101,711 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Matsumoto, Japan
Italy
Cairo, Egypt
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| Produced in: |
Canada |
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