The Pillow Book
In Theaters
September 1, 1995
Runtime: 2h 6m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Vivian Wu
Nagiko
Yoshi Oida
The Publisher
Ken Ogata
The Father
Hideko Yoshida
The Aunt / The Maid
Ewan McGregor
Jerome
- YH
Yutaka Honda
Hoki
Judy Ongg
The Mother
Ken Mitsuishi
The Husband
- BL
Barbara Lott
Jerome's Mother
Lynne Langdon
Jerome's sister
Ronald Guttman
Calligrapher
Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon
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Adrian Kwan
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Peter Greenaway
Director
- SS
Sei Shonagon
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Media
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