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 |
| Writing | Sei Shonagon | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Greenaway | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Greenaway | Editor |
| Editing | Chris Wyatt | Editor |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ben Zuydwijk | Painter |
| Production | Kees Kasander | Producer |
| Production | Abi Cohen | Casting |
| Production | Hitomi Ishihara | Casting |
| Production | Carrie O'Brien | Casting |
| Production | Aimi O | Casting |
| Production | Liora Reich | Casting |
| Art | Kôichi Hamamura | Production Design |
| Art | Willemijn Loivers | Production Design |
| Art | Hiroto Oonogi | Production Design |
| Art | Andrée Putman | Production Design |
| Art | Noriyuki Tanaka | Production Design |
| Art | Wilbert Van Dorp | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Margiela | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dien van Straalen | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Tatsuno | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Seiji Arai | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cathy Folmer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shoko Ishigaki | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Meerman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian Nowak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Sato | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyoko Toyokawa | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Cliff Jones | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Julian Slater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Otto Snel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Terry Glinwood | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean-Louis Piel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tom Reeve | Executive Producer |
| Production | Denis Wigman | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Brian Eno | Original Music Composer |