The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

1995•2h 6m•6.3/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(181)

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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Production

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

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

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

Adrian Kwan

Adrian Kwan

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