The Pillow Book

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🏆 1 win

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Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film

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Based On

The Pillow Book

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

KyotoHong Kong

Time Period

1990s1970s

Themes & Subjects

#genderrole#humansexuality#calligraphy#literature

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Sacha Vierny

Film Editing

Chris WyattPeter Greenaway

Music / Score

Brian EnoJoe Delia

Costume Design

Koji TatsunoMartin MargielaDien van Straalen

Production Design

Wilbert van DorpAndrée Putman

Production Companies

Film4StudioCanalKasander & Wigman Productions

Distributors

Lionsgate FilmsFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Pillow Book

Available in 7 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNC-17	Metrograph	Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	Amazon Video	Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNC-17

United Kingdom18

Canada18A

Germany12

France12

Argentina16

FinlandK-16

Hong KongIII

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Peter Greenaway

Writers

Sei Shonagon, Peter Greenaway

Production Companies

Kasander & Wigman ProductionsAlpha FilmsNederlands Fonds voor de FilmWoodline Films Ltd.Film4 ProductionsCanal+

Cast

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

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Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

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Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Tags & Keywords

adulterytokyo, japanbased on memoir or autobiographycalligraphycomplexgay themeerotic romanceintense

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