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The Pillow Book (1995)

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Nagiko 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.

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Cast

  • Vivian Wu Vivian Wu Nagiko
  • Yoshi Oida Yoshi Oida The Publisher
  • Ken Ogata Ken Ogata The Father
  • Hideko Yoshida Hideko Yoshida The Aunt / The Maid
  • Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor Jerome
  • Yutaka Honda Hoki
  • Judy Ongg Judy Ongg The Mother
  • Ken Mitsuishi Ken Mitsuishi The Husband
  • Barbara Lott Barbara Lott Jerome's Mother
  • Lynne Langdon Lynne Langdon Jerome's sister
  • Ronald Guttman Ronald Guttman Calligrapher
  • Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon
  • Adrian Kwan Adrian Kwan

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