The Pillow Book (film)

The Pillow Book
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Greenaway
Written byPeter Greenaway
Produced byKees Kasander
Starring
CinematographySacha Vierny
Edited by
Music byBrian Eno
Production
companies
Distributed byIndependent Films (Netherlands)[1]
FilmFour distributors (United Kingdom)[1][2]
Pyramide Distribution (France)[1]
Release dates
  • 12 May 1996 (1996-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 8 November 1996 (1996-11-08) (UK)
  • 15 January 1997 (1997-01-15) (France)
  • 20 October 1997 (1997-10-20) (Netherlands)
Running time
126 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Luxembourg
Languages
  • English
  • Cantonese
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Mandarin
  • French
Box office$2.4 million (US/Canada)[3]

The Pillow Book is a 1996 erotic drama 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.

  1. ^ a b c "Film #4179: The Pillow Book". Lumiere. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "THE PILLOW BOOK (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 3 September 1996. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Pillow Book (1997)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.