The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

1995 · 126 min · EN · NC-17 · 6.3 (192 votes)
Dir. Peter Greenaway · Starring Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida, Ewan McGregor, Yutaka Honda · Music Brian Eno
DramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A visually lush, deeply personal exploration of intimacy and self-expression. It's a sensual, sometimes challenging, journey into the heart of desire and the art of connection, told with a unique, literary flair.

eroticintrospectiveexperimentalmelancholicslow-burnarthouseavant-gardesensualliterary adaptationidentitysexualityartdesire
adulterytokyo, japanbased on memoir or autobiographycalligraphycomplexgay themeerotic romanceintense