The Pillow Book

1995•2h 6m•Dir. Peter Greenaway

6.3

DramaRomance

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.

Sep 1, 1995

2h 6m

Cast

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

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Also available in: FR, GG, IT

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