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The Pillow Book

★ 6.4 TMDB Rating · 191 votes

Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoins the scene, the story is overtaken by treachery and bloodlust.

Director
Peter Greenaway
Release date
Sep 1, 1995
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France

Cast of The Pillow Book

  • Portrait of Vivian Wu

    Vivian Wu

    Nagiko

  • Portrait of Yoshi Oida

    Yoshi Oida

    The Publisher

  • Portrait of Ken Ogata

    Ken Ogata

    The Father

  • Portrait of Hideko Yoshida

    Hideko Yoshida

    The Aunt / The Maid

  • Portrait of Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor

    Jerome

  • Yutaka Honda

    Hoki

  • Portrait of Judy Ongg

    Judy Ongg

    The Mother

  • Portrait of Ken Mitsuishi

    Ken Mitsuishi

    The Husband

  • Portrait of Barbara Lott

    Barbara Lott

    Jerome's Mother

  • Portrait of Lynne Langdon

    Lynne Langdon

    Jerome's sister

  • Portrait of Ronald Guttman

    Ronald Guttman

    Calligrapher

  • Portrait of Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

    Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

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