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The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book
, 1996France, Great Britain, Netherlands, Luxembourg / Drama, Romantic / 18+
Synopsis
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Cast
Vivian Wu
Nagiko
Ewan McGregor
Jerome
Barbara Lott
Jerome's Mother
Yutaka Honda
Hoki
Judy Ongg
The Mother
Hideko Yoshida
The Maid
Yoshi Oida
The Publisher
Ken Ogata
The Father
Ken Mitsuishi
The Husband
Miwako Kawai
Young Nagiko
Film details
Country
France / Great Britain / Netherlands / Luxembourg
Runtime
2 hours 6 minutes
Production year
1996
World premiere
12 May 1996
Release date
| 12 May 1996 | Russia | 18+ | |
| 7 August 1997 | Argentina | 16 | |
| 26 December 1996 | Australia | ||
| 15 November 1996 | Austria | ||
| 23 October 1996 | Belgium | ||
| 6 June 1997 | Canada | ||
| 10 January 1997 | Denmark | ||
| 21 May 1997 | Estonia | ||
| 11 October 1996 | Finland | K-16 | |
| 12 May 1996 | France | ||
| 24 October 1996 | Germany | 12 | |
| 8 November 1996 | Great Britain | 18 | |
| 20 February 1997 | Hong Kong | III | |
| 2 January 1997 | Hungary | ||
| 25 October 1996 | Italy | VM14 | |
| 19 July 1997 | Japan | ||
| 12 May 1996 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 13 February 1998 | Lithuania | ||
| 20 October 1997 | Netherlands | ||
| 21 February 1997 | Norway | 15 | |
| 19 October 1996 | Poland | ||
| 25 October 1996 | Portugal | M/16 | |
| 2 December 2000 | South Korea | 18 | |
| 21 February 1997 | Spain | ||
| 17 January 1997 | Sweden | ||
| 28 February 1997 | Turkey | ||
| 6 May 1997 | USA | ||
| 12 May 1996 | Ukraine |
MPAA
NC-17
Worldwide Gross
$2,372,744
Production
Kasander & Wigman Productions, Woodline Films Ltd., Alpha Film Corporation
Also known as
The Pillow Book, O Livro de Cabeceira, Carte de capatai, Die Bettlektüre, El libro de cabecera, Escrito en el cuerpo, Escrito en la piel, I racconti del cuscino, Intymus dienoraštis, Notes de chevet, Párnakönyv, Peter Greenaway no Makura no sôshi, Pillow Book, Pîtâ Gurînawei no Makuranosoushi, Telo kao knjiga, Tijelo kao knjiga, Tuval bedenler, Κρυφό ημερολόγιο, Записки под възглавката, Записки у изголовья, Интимный дневник, Книга з подушки, ピーター・グリーナウェイの枕草子, 枕边书
Updated 14 December 2023
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