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The Pillow Book

Peter Greenaway

1995 • 2h 6m

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 sto...

The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book (1996) trailer

Cast

Vivian Wu

Vivian WuNagiko

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi OidaThe Publisher

Ken Ogata

Ken OgataThe Father

Hideko Yoshida

Hideko YoshidaThe Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregorJerome

Yutaka HondaHoki

Judy Ongg

Judy OnggThe Mother

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken MitsuishiThe Husband

Barbara LottJerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon

Lynne LangdonJerome's sister

Ronald Guttman

Ronald GuttmanCalligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Adrian Kwan

Crew

Peter Greenaway

Peter GreenawayDirector

Kees Kasander

Kees KasanderProducer

Martin Margiela

Martin MargielaCostume Design

Jean-Louis Piel

Jean-Louis PielExecutive Producer

Brian Eno

Brian EnoOriginal Music Composer

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