The Pillow Book (1997)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:30
Rotten:20
Average Rating:6.0/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An arresting Japanese model seeks to indulge her fantasy of having calligraphy inked on her body, a whim based partly on her father's habit of painting poetry on her face when she was a girl and... An arresting Japanese model seeks to indulge her fantasy of having calligraphy inked on her body, a whim based partly on her father's habit of painting poetry on her face when she was a girl and partly on readings from the 10th-century erotica tome "The Pillow Book." But the tables are turned when she meets a bisexual English translator who wants to be her canvas instead. An assault on the senses in the best Greenaway tradition, featuring frames-within-frames, elaborate costuming and production design, painterly shot composition, and utterly frank scenes of nudity and violence. [More]
Starring: Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ewan McGregor, Ken Ogata
Starring: Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ewan McGregor, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida, Judy Ongg, Ken Mitsuishi, Yutaka Honda, Barbara Lott
Director: Peter Greenaway
Director: Peter Greenaway
Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway
Producer: Kees Kasander
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