The Pillow Book

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 1, 1995

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, French, Cantonese

Countries

France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom

Production

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

Cast

Vivian Wu,Yoshi Oida,Ken Ogata,Hideko Yoshida,Ewan McGregor,Yutaka Honda,Judy Ongg,Ken Mitsuishi,Barbara Lott,Lynne Langdonand 3 more

Director

Peter Greenaway

Writer

Sei Shonagon,Peter Greenaway

Producer

Kees Kasander,Terry Glinwood,Jean-Louis Piel,Tom Reeve,Denis Wigman

Cinematography

Sacha Vierny

Music

Brian Eno

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0114134