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.
Director · Peter GreenawayStatus · ReleasedProduction · Kasander & Wigman Productions, Alpha Films +3
Media
Trailer
The Pillow Book (1996) trailer
July 13, 2008
Featurette
Mark Kermode reviews The Pillow Book (1996) | BFI Player
November 18, 2022
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
