The Pillow Book

Erotic drama written and directed by Peter Greenaway. In Japan in the 1970s, a calligrapher delicately writes a birthday greeting on his daughter's face. When the little girl grows up, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) remembers the event with such fondness that she begins a search for a lover who will use her whole body as his personal paper. Eventually, she meets English translator Jerome (Ewan McGregor) who convinces her to be the writer and not the paper. He takes her writing, on his body, to publishers in what seems to be an ideal situation. However, the plan is too successful, and petty jealousies begin to tear apart their passionate relationship.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: Selected scenes commentary with Peter Greenaway (director), Documentaries: 'The Book of the Editor', Image Gallery, Performance film 'Rosa' (1992), Original theatrical calligraphic subtitle presentation, Trailers

Actors: Ken Ogata, Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida, Hideko Yoshido, Judy Ongg, Yutaka Honda, Ken Mitsuishi, Barbara Lott, Miwako Kawai

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 127 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English, English

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