The Pillow Book

  • Rated 6.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1995
  • 2h 6m
  • Drama
  • Romance

Nagiko 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.

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Director
Peter Greenaway
Starring
Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida

Cast

  • Vivian Wu

    Vivian Wu

    Nagiko

  • Yoshi Oida

    Yoshi Oida

    The Publisher

  • Ken Ogata

    Ken Ogata

    The Father

  • Hideko Yoshida

    Hideko Yoshida

    The Aunt / The Maid

  • Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor

    Jerome

  • Yutaka Honda

    Hoki

  • Judy Ongg

    Judy Ongg

    The Mother

  • Ken Mitsuishi

    Ken Mitsuishi

    The Husband

  • Barbara Lott

    Barbara Lott

    Jerome's Mother

  • Lynne Langdon

    Lynne Langdon

    Jerome's sister

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