The Pillow Book (1995)
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 Greenaway
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Vivian Wu as Nagiko |
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Yoshi Oida as The Publisher |
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Ken Ogata as The Father |
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Hideko Yoshida as The Aunt / The Maid |
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Ewan McGregor as Jerome |
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Yutaka Honda as Hoki |
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Judy Ongg as The Mother |
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Ken Mitsuishi as The Husband |
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Barbara Lott as Jerome's Mother |
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Lynne Langdon as Jerome's sister |
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Ronald Guttman as Calligrapher |
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Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon as |
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Adrian Kwan as |
| Directing | Peter Greenaway | Director |
| Editing | Peter Greenaway | Editor |
| Editing | Chris Wyatt | Editor |
| Writing | Sei Shonagon | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Greenaway | Writer |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ben Zuydwijk | Painter |
| Production | Kees Kasander | Producer |
| Production | Carrie O'Brien | Casting |
| Production | Aimi O | Casting |
| Production | Abi Cohen | Casting |
| Art | Kôichi Hamamura | Production Design |
| Production | Hitomi Ishihara | Casting |
| Production | Liora Reich | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Sato | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Cliff Jones | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Hiroto Oonogi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Tatsuno | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Meerman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian Nowak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dien van Straalen | Costume Design |
| Art | Wilbert Van Dorp | Production Design |
| Art | Andrée Putman | Production Design |
| Sound | Otto Snel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Margiela | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Seiji Arai | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cathy Folmer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shoko Ishigaki | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Willemijn Loivers | Production Design |
| Sound | Julian Slater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyoko Toyokawa | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Noriyuki Tanaka | Production Design |
| Production | Terry Glinwood | Executive Producer |
| Production | Denis Wigman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean-Louis Piel | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Brian Eno | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tom Reeve | Executive Producer |