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The Pillow Book (1995) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Peter Greenaway

Writing Credits  

Sei Shonagon ... (book)
 
Peter Greenaway ... (written by)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

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

Produced by 

Bob Bellion ... co-producer
Terry Glinwood ... executive producer
Kees Kasander ... producer
Jessinta Liu ... line producer: Hong Kong
Jean-Louis Piel ... executive producer
Tom Reeve ... executive producer
Denis Wigman ... executive producer

Music by 

Brian Eno

Cinematography by 

Sacha Vierny

Editing by 

Peter Greenaway
Chris Wyatt

Casting By 

Abi Cohen
Hitomi Ishihara
Carrie O'Brien
Aimi O
Liora Reich

Production Design by 

Kôichi Hamamura
Willemijn Loivers
Hiroto Oonogi
Andrée Putman
Noriyuki Tanaka
Wilbert Van Dorp ... (as Wilbert van Dorp)

Costume Design by 

Martin Margiela
Dien van Straalen
Koji Tatsuno

Makeup Department 

Seiji Arai ... makeup artist
Cathy Folmer ... makeup artist
Shoko Ishigaki ... makeup artist
Sara Meerman ... hair and make up designer
Vivian Nowak ... makeup artist (as Vivian Nowack)
Noriko Sato ... makeup artist
Kyôko Toyokawa ... makeup artist (as Kyoko Toyokawa)

Production Management 

Katsumi Furuhashi ... unit production manager
Misako Furukawa ... unit production manager
Yumiko Miwa ... unit production manager
Fiona Nottingham ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Paul Cheung ... assistant director
Koji Kobayashi ... assistant director
Adrian Kwan ... assistant director (as Shun-fai Kwan)
Kenji Nakanishi ... assistant director
Aimi O ... second assistant director
Vincent Rivier ... assistant director

Art Department 

Second Chan ... assistant art director
Yau Kong Chan ... art department
Vincent de Pater ... assistant art director (as Vincent De Pater)
Do Demuth ... painter
Rob Duiker ... carpenter
Thierry Gratien ... constructor
Lijntje Helweg ... property master / set dresser
Elmer Jacobs ... constructor
Kwok-On Lau ... art department
Wai Chung Lau ... art department
Wai Hung Lau ... art department
Tak-Ngan Law ... art department
David Peters ... constructor
Maarten Piersma ... constructor
Kazunori Sawaji ... art department
Danielle Schilling ... property master / set dresser
Wong Kwong Shing ... art department
Otfried Suppin ... art department assistant
Mari Tobita ... art department
Claudia Valentijn ... painter
Dione van der Hoeven ... property master (as Dione Van Der Hoeven) / set dresser (as Dione Van Der Hoeven)
Dory van Noort ... constructor (as Dory Van Noort)
Floris Vos ... art department
Emi Wada ... production designer: Japan
Wai-Ming Wong ... property master / set dresser
Ben Zuydwijk ... painter (as Ben Zuidwijk)

Sound Department 

James Feltham ... assistant sound editor
Kazunori Fujimaru ... boom operator
Nigel Heath ... post-production sound
Rod Howick ... foley editor
Cliff Jones ... re-recording mixer
Mathew Knights ... dialogue editor
Garth Marshall ... production sound
Kan Shirai ... boom operator
Julian Slater ... sound effects editor
Volker Zeigermann ... boom operator
Richard Pryke ... assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Otto Snel ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Reinier van Brummelen ... special lighting effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Chi-Yeung Chan ... lighting electrician (as Billy Chan)
Andy Cheng ... lighting electrician
Pierre Dermience ... electrician
Arnout Glas ... lighting electrician
Marc Guillaumot ... still photographer
Wong Lap Hee ... clapper loader
Kazunori Hirasawa ... focus puller
Tomoka Izumi ... clapper loader
Kees Kroese ... rigger
Chi Wai Lee ... lighting electrician
Cristian Lux ... lighting electrician
Vincent Mathias ... focus puller
Gilles Mathony ... lighting electrician
Shinya Morishita ... lighting electrician
Dirk Nijland ... grip
Tatsuo Shima ... lighting electrician
Benito Strangio ... camera operator
Reinier van Brummelen ... gaffer
Wong Si Wah ... lighting electrician
Nelson Lik-wai Yu ... clapper loader (as Nelson Yu)

Casting Department 

Véronique Demaret ... casting assistant
Cathy Lill ... casting assistant
Madoka Matsuo ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Nagahiro Ebara ... costumer
Mariella Kallenberg ... costumer
Isao Nomura ... costumer
Emi Wada ... costume designer: Japan
Lucy Wei ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Trevor Brown ... colorist
Boris Trentelman ... grader

Location Management 

Bob Feltgen ... location manager
Yuk Ching To ... location manager (as Maggie To)
Marc Wouters ... location manager

Music Department 

Ron Korb ... musician: flutes

Script and Continuity Department 

Agathe Grau ... continuity
Chika Ogura ... script translator
Elly Verduyckt ... additional script continuity

Additional Crew 

Kazuko Aba ... breast-feeding double: Vivian Wu
Bob Bellion ... accountant
Marco Del Zotto ... production crew
Lydia Gonzalez ... accountant (as Lydie Gonzalez)
Debby de Jong ... production coordinator (as Debby De Jong)
Kay Kimura ... production crew
Eliza Poklewski Koziell ... assistant to director
Eliza Liu ... accountant
Yuriko Mameshiro ... production coordinator: Japan
Junko Matsumori ... pregnant double: Vivian Wu
Charles McDonald ... publicist
Yves Mond ... production crew
Brody Neuenschwander ... calligrapher
Mario Paolinelli ... dialogue (Italian version)
Joel Reid ... production crew
Takahiro Sasaki ... production crew
Yoshiko Tanaka ... production crew
Jeremy Thomas ... production crew
Masatoshi Tôjô ... production crew
Trix van Alphen ... publicist
Michael 'Indy' Whiting ... production crew (as Michael Whiting)
Roland Wigman ... legal counsel
Susanna Wyatt ... production accountant
Yukki Yaura ... calligrapher

Thanks 

Edith Cheung ... special thanks
Tracy Harper ... special thanks
Graham V. Hartstone ... special thanks (as Graham Hartstone)
Justin Moyle ... special thanks
Otto Snel ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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