The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

1995
2h 6m
6.4

6.4/10

183 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kasander & Wigman Productions Alpha Films Nederlands Fonds voor de Film Woodline Films Ltd. Film4 Productions
Production Countries
France United Kingdom Netherlands
Spoken Languages
English Italian Japanese Mandarin French Cantonese

Keywords

adultery tokyo, japan based on memoir or autobiography calligraphy complex gay theme erotic romance intense

Quick Facts

Release Date September 1, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0114134

Cast

Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida
Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida
Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Yutaka Honda
Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg
Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

Barbara Lott
Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon
Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon
Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Key Crew

Peter Greenaway
Director
Sei Shonagon
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Terry Glinwood
Executive Producer
Denis Wigman
Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer
Tom Reeve
Executive Producer