The Pillow Book

6.4 1995 2h 6m France

Drama Romance

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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Directors

Peter Greenaway

Writers

Sei Shonagon, Peter Greenaway

Cast

Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida, Ewan McGregor, Yutaka Honda, Judy Ongg, Ken Mitsuishi, Barbara Lott, Lynne Langdon, Ronald Guttman, Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon, Adrian Kwan

Production

Kasander & Wigman Productions, Alpha Films, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Woodline Films Ltd., Film4 Productions

Languages

English, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, French, Cantonese

Countries

France, United Kingdom, Netherlands