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The Pillow Book

MOVIE • 1995

The Pillow Book

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.1/5Votes: 192
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Top Cast

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

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Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

Barbara Lott

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon

Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon

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Adrian Kwan

Adrian Kwan

…

Peter Greenaway

Peter Greenaway

Director

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Film

Status

Released

Release

September 1, 1995

Runtime

126 min

Language

English

Origin

France

Budget

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