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The Pillow Book
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The Pillow Book

Sep 1, 1995
2h 6m
★ 6.4

Overview

A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Genres

Drama
Romance

Production Companies

Kasander & Wigman Productions
Alpha Films
Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
Woodline Films Ltd.
Film4 Productions

Cast

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Vivian Wu

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Yoshi Oida

Ken Ogata

The Father

Ken Ogata

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Hideko Yoshida

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Ewan McGregor

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Yutaka Honda

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Judy Ongg

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

Ken Mitsuishi

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Barbara Lott

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Lynne Langdon

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Ronald Guttman

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

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