The Pillow Book

Name: The Pillow Book
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 6.4

1995 · 126 min

Drama · Romance

★ 6.4

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Peter Greenaway
Writer Sei Shonagon
Writer Peter Greenaway
Director of Photography Sacha Vierny

Cast

Vivian Wu
Nagiko
Yoshi Oida
The Publisher
Ken Ogata
The Father
Hideko Yoshida
The Aunt / The Maid
Ewan McGregor
Jerome
Y
Yutaka Honda
Hoki
Judy Ongg
The Mother
Ken Mitsuishi
The Husband
Barbara Lott
Jerome's Mother
Lynne Langdon
Jerome's sister
Ronald Guttman
Calligrapher
Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Crew

Director — Peter Greenaway
Writer — Sei Shonagon
Writer — Peter Greenaway
Director of Photography — Sacha Vierny

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