The Pillow Book(1997)- Production Details

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Synopsis

Set in contemporary Japan and Hong Kong, a successful model revives memories of her calligrapher father by having her lovers give her pleasure by writing on her body. An affair with an Englishman leads her to start writing herself, using others as her paper.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • June 6, 1997

MPAA Rating

None

Genres

Drama, Romance

Run Time

2 hours 3 minutes

Distributors

Cinepix Film Properties Productions

Box Office

$2,368,339

Also Known As

  • The Pillow-Book

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Hong Kong
  • Kyoto, Japan
  • Luxembourg

Produced In

France

Director

Peter Greenaway

Director

CAST

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata

The Father

Judie Ongg

The Mother

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt/The Maid
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