The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

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The Pillow Book

1995

2h 6m

6.3(179 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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Social & External

Production Companies

Nederlands Fonds voor de Film

Film4 Productions

Canal+

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

邬君梅

Nagiko

邬君梅

Acting

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Yoshi Oida

Acting

緒形拳

The Father

緒形拳

Acting

吉田日出子

The Aunt / The Maid

吉田日出子

Acting

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Ewan McGregor

Acting

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

No Image

Acting

ジュディ・オング

The Mother

ジュディ・オング

Acting

光石研

The Husband

光石研

Acting

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

No Image

Acting

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Lynne Langdon

Acting

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Ronald Guttman

Acting

梁焯滿

Unknown Role

梁焯滿

Directing

關信輝

Unknown Role

關信輝

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