The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (
2011) | IMDb:
6.2
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...
Directed by:
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Silk (
2007) | IMDb:
5.8
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.
Starring:
Keira Knightley
,
Michael Pitt
,
Alfred Molina
,
Koji Yakusho
,
Sei Ashina
,
Miki Nakatani
Directed by:
François Girard