UK / France / Netherlands / Luxembourg,
1996, 126 min
Directed by:
Peter GreenawayScreenplay:
Peter GreenawayCinematography:
Sacha ViernyCast:
Vivian Wu, Ken Ogata, Ewan McGregor, Ken Mitsuishi, Chris Bearne, Mennan Yapo, Ronald Guttman, Adrian Kwan, Jim Adhi Limas, Ham-Chau Luong, Arnita Swanson, 笈田ヨシ (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Vivian Wu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810753_395837.jpg)
Vivian Wu
China
Best movies:
The Last Emperor (1987)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Chinaman (2005)
![Ken Ogata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407738_427001.jpg)
Ken Ogata
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
![Ewan McGregor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/724/163724152_af2276.jpg)
Ewan McGregor
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Trainspotting (1996)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
![Ken Mitsuishi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/562/164562995_3d9269.jpg)
Ken Mitsuishi
Japan
Best movies:
Eureka (2000)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Love Letter (1995)
![Chris Bearne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274444_c0059c.jpg)
Chris Bearne
Best movies:
The Pillow Book (1996)
Renaissance (2006)
CQ (2001)
![Mennan Yapo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275853_e38677.jpg)
Mennan Yapo
Best movies:
The Pillow Book (1996)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
![Ronald Guttman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281010_52cbfd.jpg)
Ronald Guttman
Belgium
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Adrian Kwan
Best movies:
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
The Pillow Book (1996)
Ozzie (2006)
Jim Adhi Limas
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
Spécial police (1985)
The Pillow Book (1996)
Ham-Chau Luong
Best movies:
French Connection 2 (1975)
The Pillow Book (1996)
With the Lives of Others (1966)
Arnita Swanson
Best movies:
The Pillow Book (1996)
Renaissance (2006)
Sky (2015)
笈田ヨシ
Japan
Best movies:
Le Mahabharata (1989) (series)
The Pillow Book (1996)
Madame Butterfly (1995)
Barbara Lott
UK
Best movies:
The Pillow Book (1996)
Doc Martin (2001) (TV movie)
Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)