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  • The Pillow Book (1995)
  • Not Rated
    126 min | Drama
The Pillow Book (1995)
Not Rated
126 min | Drama

A woman with a body-writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Director
Writers
Sei Shonagon (book) | Peter Greenaway (written by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
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Release date
Jun 6, 1997 (United States)

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Cast

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128 cast members
Name Known for
Vivian Wu
Nagiko Nagiko   See fewer
Yoshi Oida
The Publisher The Publisher   See fewer
Ken Ogata
The Father The Father   See fewer
Hideko Yoshida
The Aunt / The Maid The Aunt / The Maid   See fewer
Ewan McGregor
Jerome Jerome   See fewer
Judy Ongg
The Mother The Mother   See fewer
Ken Mitsuishi
The Husband The Husband   See fewer
Barbara Lott
Jerome's Mother Jerome's Mother   See fewer
Miwako Kawai
Young Nagiko Young Nagiko   See fewer
Lynne Langdon
Jerome's sister (as Lynne Frances Wachendorfer) Jerome's sister (as Lynne Frances Wachendorfer)   See fewer
Chizuru Ohnishi
Young Nagiko Young Nagiko   See fewer
Shiho Takamatsu
Young Nagiko Young Nagiko   See fewer
Aki Ishimaru
Young Nagiko Young Nagiko   See fewer
Hisashi Hidaka
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Dehong Chen
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Ham Chau Luong
Calligrapher (as Ham Cham Luong) Calligrapher (as Ham Cham Luong)   See fewer
Akihiro Nishida
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Kentaro
Calligrapher (as Kentaro Matsuo) Calligrapher (as Kentaro Matsuo)   See fewer
Nguyen Duc Nhan
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Augusto Aristotle
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Roger To Thanh Hien
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Chris Bearne
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Ronald Guttman
Calligrapher Calligrapher   See fewer
Wichert Dromkert
The Book of the Innocent The Book of the Innocent   See fewer
Martin Tukker
The Book of the Idiot The Book of the Idiot   See fewer
Wu Wei
The Book of Old Age The Book of Old Age   See fewer
Tom Kane
The Book of the Exhibitionist The Book of the Exhibitionist   See fewer
Kheim Lam
The Book of the Seducer The Book of the Seducer   See fewer
Daishi Hori
The Book of Youth The Book of Youth   See fewer
Kinya Tsuruyama
The Book of Secrets The Book of Secrets   See fewer
Eiichi Tanaka
The Book of the Betrayer The Book of the Betrayer   See fewer
Rick Waney
The Book of Silence The Book of Silence   See fewer
Masaru Matsuda
The Book of Birth and Beginnings The Book of Birth and Beginnings   See fewer
Wataru Murofushi
The Book of the Dead The Book of the Dead   See fewer
Ryuke Azuma
Grandmother Grandmother   See fewer
Yoshihiko Nagata
Husband's Friend Husband's Friend   See fewer
Atsushi Miura
Husband's Friend Husband's Friend   See fewer
Kazushi Ishimaru
Baby Nagiko Baby Nagiko   See fewer
Hikari Abe
Nagiko's Baby Nagiko's Baby   See fewer
Ai Kanafuji
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Yoshino Yoshioka
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Yuki Nou
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Masami Nishio
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Satomi Kimura
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Michiko Matsuo
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Kintaro Murayama
Nagiko's Friend Nagiko's Friend   See fewer
Ann
Actress Actress   See fewer
Kaoru Ueda
Model Model   See fewer
Ohko
Model Model   See fewer
Yûko Nozawa
Model (as Yuko Nozawa) Model (as Yuko Nozawa)   See fewer
Seizo H. Inoue
10th Century Man (as Seizo Inoue) 10th Century Man (as Seizo Inoue)   See fewer
Yoshihiro Kawai
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Munenari Takeshima
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Toshio Kimura
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Masakazu Takemura
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Hiroshi Nakajima
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Kageyoshi Shirakata
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Takashi Miyake
10th Century Man 10th Century Man   See fewer
Hiroko Uno
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Yûko Shimomura
10th Century Woman (as Yuko Shimomura) 10th Century Woman (as Yuko Shimomura)   See fewer
Kana Haraguchi
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Yuri Inoue
10th Century Woman (as Yuri Inoue) 10th Century Woman (as Yuri Inoue)   See fewer
Makiko Shoji
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Miwako Namie
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Atsuko Nakamura
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Tokiko Horiike
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Akiko Yokotani
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Yasuyo Ogawa
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Atsuko Yoshikawa
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Mariko Ajimoto
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Hiromi Tani
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Fukue Kitaoka
10th Century Woman 10th Century Woman   See fewer
Arnita Swanson
Edele (as Arnita C. Swanson) Edele (as Arnita C. Swanson)   See fewer
Jim Adhi Limas
Man in Lift Man in Lift   See fewer
Miho Tanaka
Model Friend in Cafe Typo Model Friend in Cafe Typo   See fewer
Fabienne De Marco
Model Friend in Cafe Typo Model Friend in Cafe Typo   See fewer
Tania De Jaeger
Model Friend in Cafe Typo Model Friend in Cafe Typo   See fewer
Jinhua Lu
Wife of Calligrapher Wife of Calligrapher   See fewer
Tien Sing Wang
Intruder Intruder   See fewer
Chau
Actor Actor   See fewer
See Wah Leung
Intruder Intruder   See fewer
Kha
Actor Actor   See fewer
Kumi Komino
Elderly Secretary Elderly Secretary   See fewer
Yuki Hayashi
Young Female Secretary Young Female Secretary   See fewer
Maskai Taketani
Young Male Secretary Young Male Secretary   See fewer
Mr. Luo
Actor Actor   See fewer
Mrs. Luo
Actress Actress   See fewer
See Yan Leung
Bookshop Manager Bookshop Manager   See fewer
François Van Den Bergen
Book of Seducer (as Francois Van Den Bergen) Book of Seducer (as Francois Van Den Bergen)   See fewer
Valerie Buchanan
Actress (as Valerie Buchanon) Actress (as Valerie Buchanon)   See fewer
Yorks Tong
Actress Actress   See fewer
Anna Chu
Actress Actress   See fewer
C.S. Wong
Actor Actor   See fewer
Michelle Nicholson
Model (as Michelle Leigh Nicholson) Model (as Michelle Leigh Nicholson)   See fewer
Farini Cheung
Actress (as Farini Chang) Actress (as Farini Chang)   See fewer
Tom Tom
Actress Actress   See fewer
Sam
Actor Actor   See fewer
Chan Ben
Actor Actor   See fewer
Bobsy Jureidini
Actress Actress   See fewer
Vanessa Lanza
Actress Actress   See fewer
Jo Jo Hui
Actor Actor   See fewer
Paul Wan
Actor Actor   See fewer
Adrian Kwan
Actor (as Adrian Kwan Shun Fai) Actor (as Adrian Kwan Shun Fai)   See fewer
Leung Woo
Actor Actor   See fewer
Man Kit
Actor (as Tony Wong Man Kit) Actor (as Tony Wong Man Kit)   See fewer
Foon Wing Hong
Actress Actress   See fewer
Mennan Yapo
Café Typo Manager (uncredited) Café Typo Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
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