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Nagito 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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- Director
- Peter Greenaway
- Written by
- Peter Greenaway, Sei Shonagon
- Produced by
- Kees Kasander
- Composer
- Brian Eno
- Cinematographer
- Sacha Vierny
- Editors
- Chris Wyatt, Peter Greenaway
- Origin countries
- France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands
- Production countries
- France, United Kingdom, Netherlands
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- NC-17
- TMDB
- 6.4/10 (190 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 68% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 64/100
- IMDb
- 6.5/10 (14,198 votes)
Awards
- WonSitges Film Festival— Best Film(1996)
Cast
Crew
Peter Greenaway
Director
Sei Shonagon
Writer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Brian Eno
Original Music Composer
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Chris Wyatt
Editor
Andrée Putman
Production Design
Hiroto Oonogi
Production Design
Kôichi Hamamura
Production Design
Noriyuki Tanaka
Production Design
Wilbert Van Dorp
Production Design
Willemijn Loivers
Production Design
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