PlotNest
US
Poster for The Pillow Book

Movie

The Pillow Book

1995 · NC-17 · 2h 6m

Directed by Peter Greenaway

6.3

TMDB audience score
192 votes, out of 10

Trailer Where to watch

Synopsis

Nagiko 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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • JustWatch TV Plus

Free

  • JustWatch TV Free
  • Hoopla
  • Fawesome

Free with ads

  • Plex
  • Xumo Play

Rent

  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

All options on TMDB

Where-to-watch data is provided by JustWatch through TMDB. It differs by country and changes over time, so confirm with the service before paying. PlotNest does not host or stream anything.

Find more stories like this Story Finder opens with the same format, genre and decade, so you can add a mood or a minimum score.

Trailer

Play trailer: The Pillow Book (1996) trailer

The preview image comes from YouTube. The player loads only after you press play.

Cast

  • Vivian Wu
    Nagiko

  • Yoshi Oida
    The Publisher

  • Ken Ogata
    The Father

  • Hideko Yoshida
    The Aunt / The Maid

  • Ewan McGregor
    Jerome

  • Yutaka Honda
    Hoki

  • Judy Ongg
    The Mother

  • Ken Mitsuishi
    The Husband

  • Barbara Lott
    Jerome's Mother

  • Lynne Langdon
    Jerome's sister

  • Ronald Guttman
    Calligrapher

  • Samuel Leung Cheuk-moon

  • Adrian Kwan