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The Pillow Book

6.41995NC-172h 6mEnglish

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.

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DramaRomance
Starring

Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata

Directed by

Peter Greenaway

The Pillow Book

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.

Information

Released
Sep 1, 1995
Runtime
2h 6m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
GB, LU, NL, FR
Rating
NC-17
Directed by
Peter Greenaway

Production

Studio
Kasander & Wigman Productions
Studio
Alpha Films
Studio
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Studio
Woodline Films Ltd.
Studio
Film4 Productions

People in this story

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

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