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The Pillow Book

6.4/10
1995·126m

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.

Director · Peter GreenawayStatus · ReleasedProduction · Kasander & Wigman Productions, Alpha Films +3

Cast

Vivian Wu image

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida image

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata image

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida image

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor image

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

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Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg image

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi image

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

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Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon image

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman image

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon image

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Adrian Kwan image

Adrian Kwan

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The Pillow Book (1996) trailer
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The Pillow Book (1996) trailer

July 13, 2008
Mark Kermode reviews The Pillow Book (1996) | BFI Player
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