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.

Cast (13)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Y

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

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