Movie·1995·2h 6m
The Pillow Book
Country
France
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Sei Shonagon
Producer
Kees Kasander, Terry Glinwood
Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Music
Brian Eno
Editor
Peter Greenaway
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Adrian Kwan
// crew
Crew
Peter Greenaway
Director, Editor, Writer
Chris Wyatt
Editor
Sei Shonagon
Writer
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Kees Kasander
Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Denis Wigman
Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer
Brian Eno
Original Music Composer
Tom Reeve
Executive Producer
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