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The Pillow Book

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
6.5/10
14,198 votes
68/100
Fresh
M
64/100
Metascore
TMDB
6.3/10
182 votes
Great
Average
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

5 wins & 4 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

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Domestic

$2,372,744

United States

Where to Watch The Pillow Book

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United States of AmericaNC-17
MetrographHoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, FawesomeApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At HomeApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18
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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 Productions

Cast

Vivian Wu photo

Vivian Wu

Nagiko

Yoshi Oida photo

Yoshi Oida

The Publisher

Ken Ogata photo

Ken Ogata

The Father

Hideko Yoshida photo

Hideko Yoshida

The Aunt / The Maid

Ewan McGregor photo

Ewan McGregor

Jerome

No Image

Yutaka Honda

Hoki

Judy Ongg photo

Judy Ongg

The Mother

Ken Mitsuishi photo

Ken Mitsuishi

The Husband

No Image

Barbara Lott

Jerome's Mother

Lynne Langdon photo

Lynne Langdon

Jerome's sister

Ronald Guttman photo

Ronald Guttman

Calligrapher

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon photo

Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon

Tags & Keywords

adulterytokyo, japanbased on memoir or autobiographycalligraphycomplexgay themeerotic romanceintense

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