The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

Drama · 1996 · 2h 6m

Movie

6.3/10 · TMDB

Overview

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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Cast & crew

Vivian WuNagiko
Yoshi OidaThe Publisher
Ken OgataThe Father
Hideko YoshidaThe Aunt / The Maid
Ewan McGregorJerome
Yutaka HondaHoki
Judy OnggThe Mother
Ken MitsuishiThe Husband
Barbara LottJerome's Mother
Lynne LangdonJerome's sister
Ronald GuttmanCalligrapher
Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon
Adrian Kwan

Information

Release date
8 November 1996
Director
Peter Greenaway
Genres
Drama, Romance
Runtime
2h 6m
Country of origin
United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France

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