The Pillow Book (1995)
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.
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 | Chris Wyatt | Editor |
| Writing | Sei Shonagon | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Greenaway | Writer |
| Editing | Peter Greenaway | Editor |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ben Zuydwijk | Painter |
| Production | Kees Kasander | Producer |
| Production | Hitomi Ishihara | Casting |
| Production | Liora Reich | Casting |
| Production | Abi Cohen | Casting |
| Production | Aimi O | Casting |
| Art | Kôichi Hamamura | Production Design |
| Production | Carrie O'Brien | Casting |
| Art | Wilbert Van Dorp | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Tatsuno | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian Nowak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cathy Folmer | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Hiroto Oonogi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Margiela | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Meerman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Sato | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Cliff Jones | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Julian Slater | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Willemijn Loivers | Production Design |
| Art | Noriyuki Tanaka | Production Design |
| Art | Andrée Putman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dien van Straalen | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Seiji Arai | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shoko Ishigaki | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyoko Toyokawa | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Otto Snel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| 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 |