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The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

IMDb 6.5·1995·2h 6m·movie·Drama, Romance

Directed by Peter Greenaway

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Main cast
Vivian Wu portrait

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida portrait

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata portrait

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida portrait

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor portrait

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg portrait

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi portrait

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

Barbara Lott portrait

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon portrait

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman portrait

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon portrait

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

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