The read
Every source lands within 4 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic64/100
190 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter GreenawayDirector
- Sei ShonagonWriter
- Peter GreenawayWriter
- Brian EnoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vivian WuNagiko
- Yoshi OidaThe Publisher
- Ken OgataThe Father
- Hideko YoshidaThe Aunt / The Maid
- Ewan McGregorJerome
- Yutaka HondaHoki
- Judy OnggThe Mother
- Ken MitsuishiThe Husband
- Barbara LottJerome's Mother
- Lynne LangdonJerome's sister
- Ronald GuttmanCalligrapher
- Samuel Leung Cheuk-MoonCast
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Themes
adulterytokyo, japanbased on memoir or autobiographycalligraphycomplexgay themeerotic romanceintense
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