The Pillow Book

Based On the book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book is a 1996 erotic drama art film written and directed by 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 melding of dark modern drama with idealised Chinese and Japanese cultural themes and settings, and centres on body painting.

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Release date:

May 12, 1996

Director:

Peter Greenaway

Cast:

Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida

Genre:

Romance, Drama, LGBTQ-related

Country:

France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Language:

English

Year page:

1996 in adaptations