The Pillow Book

1996·125'

Peter Greenaway

DramaRomance

English

Letterboxd TMDB #26422

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.

Cast

Vivian Wu Nagiko Yoshi Oida The Publisher Ken Ogata The Father Hideko Yoshida The Aunt / The Maid Ewan McGregor Jerome

Yutaka Honda Hoki Judy Ongg The Mother Ken Mitsuishi The Husband Barbara Lott Jerome's Mother Lynne Langdon Jerome's sister Ronald Guttman Calligrapher Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon