If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
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John Standing
Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere
Storey Emmenthal
Vivian Wu
Kito
Annie Shizuka Inoh
Simato
Toni Collette
Griselda
Claire Johnston
Amelia, Philip's Wife
Polly Walker
Palmira
Amanda Plummer
Beryl
Elizabeth Berrington
Celeste
Don Warrington
Simon
Kirina Mano
Mio
Manna Fujiwara
Giulietta/Half Woman
Natacha Amal
Giaconda
Barbara Sarafian
Clothilde
Ryota Tsuchiya
Simato's Brother
Peter Greenaway
Director
Peter Greenaway
Screenplay
Bob Hubar
Executive Producer
Denis Wigman
Executive Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Reinier van Brummelen
Director of Photography
Frank Loesser
Original Music Composer
Elmer Leupen
Editor
Emi Wada
Costume Design
Kimie Nakano
Costume Design
Emi Wada
Production Design
Wilbert Van Dorp
Production Design
