

The Pillow Book
Nagito has a fetish for calligraphy on the human body and meets her ideal soulmate Jerome, an English translator sent to Japan. However, once Nagiko's father's gay publisher rejoins the scene, the story is overtaken by treachery and bloodlust.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Language
- English
- adultery
- tokyo, japan
- based on memoir or autobiography
- calligraphy
- complex
- gay theme
- erotic romance
- intense
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Produced in
France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereUSA Film Festival23 Apr 1997
- TheatricalNC-176 Jun 1997
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical188 Nov 1996
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical26 Dec 1996
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A6 Jun 1997
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical167 Aug 1997
AustriaAT
- Theatrical15 Nov 1996
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical23 Oct 1996
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical10 Jan 1997
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical21 May 1997
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1611 Oct 1996
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival12 May 1996
- Theatrical1215 Jan 1997
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1224 Oct 1996
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The Pillow Book was released on 1 September 1995.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/26/2024
Hmmm. The thing about films that showcase the male body quite this much is that after a while you start wondering why blokes with perfect physiques and faces always seem to have such an underwhelming payload down below! Anyway, the young "Nagiko" (Vivian Wu) recalls the memories from her childhood when her father used to paint some delicately elegant calligraphy on her face. These perfectly crafted characters - and s…
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