The Pillow Book poster

The Pillow Book( 1995)

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Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vivian Wu

      Nagiko

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      Yoshi Oida

      The Publisher

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      Ken Ogata

      The Father

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      Hideko Yoshida

      The Aunt / The Maid

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      Ewan McGregor

      Jerome

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      Yutaka Honda

      Hoki

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      Judy Ongg

      The Mother

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      Ken Mitsuishi

      The Husband

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      Barbara Lott

      Jerome's Mother

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      Lynne Langdon

      Jerome's sister

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      Ronald Guttman

      Calligrapher

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      Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

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      Adrian Kwan

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jan 26 2024
    Hmmm. The thing about films that showcase the male body quite this much is that after a while you start wondering why blokes with perfect physiques and faces always seem to have such an underwhelming payload down below! Anyway, the young "Nagiko" (Vivian Wu) recalls the memories from her childhood when her father used to paint some delicately elegant calligraphy on her face. These perfectly crafted characters - and some accompanying and wonderfully enigmatic stories, all emanated from the works of a lady-in-waiting at the 10th century Heian court in Japan. Subsequently, as an adult she is fasci...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • adultery
    • tokyo, japan
    • calligraphy
    • complex
    • gay theme
    • intense