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The Pillow Book (1996)
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GenreDrama / Romance
SynopsisAs a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book"...
Filmed inFrance / UK / Netherlands
Runtime126 min
Average Rating![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (3.5 on 5) |
Casting:
| Vivian Wu | Nagiko | |
| Yoshi Oida | The Publisher | |
| Ken Ogata | The Father | |
| Hideko Yoshida | The Aunt/The Maid | |
![]() | Ewan McGregor | Jerome |
| Judy Ongg | The Mother | |
| Ken Mitsuishi | The Husband | |
| Yutaka Honda | Hoki | |
| Barbara Lott | Jerome's Mother | |
| Miwako Kawai | Young Nagiko | |
| Chizuru Ohnishi | Young Nagiko | |
| Shiho Takamatsu | Young Nagiko | |
| Aki Ishimaru | Young Nagiko | |
| Hisashi Hidaka | Calligrapher | |
| Dehong Chen | Calligrapher |




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