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The Pillow Book is a french film of genre Drama directed by Peter Greenaway released in USA on 6 june 1997 with Vivian Wu
The Pillow Book (1996)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 6 june 1997
Length 2h6
Directed by Peter Greenaway
OriginFrance
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating64%
The Pillow Book is a 1996 film by British director Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko, a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers. The film is a rich and artistic melding of dark modern drama with idealised Chinese and Japanese cultural themes and settings, and centres on body painting. The film features full-frontal male nudity.
The film co-stars Ewan McGregor as Jerome, an English translator who becomes Nagiko's favourite lover. Greenaway also wrote the screenplay, in addition to directing.
Synopsis
The film's title, "The Pillow Book", refers to an ancient Japanese diary written by Sei Shōnagon, actual name believed to be Kiyohara Nagiko, from whence the protagonist's name in the film.Actors
Vivian Wu
(Nagiko)
Ewan McGregor
(Jerome)
Ken Ogata
(The Father)
Yoshi Oida
(The Publisher)
Hideko Yoshida
(The Aunt / The Maid)
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