Vivian Wu
Nagiko
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- 1997 · Romance · 2h 3m
The Pillow Book is a 1996 erotic drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, which stars Vivian Wu as Nagiko, a Japanese model in search of pleasure and new cultural experience from various lovers.
The Pillow Book. Rent The Pillow Book on Fandango at Home, or buy it on Fandango at Home. The Pillow Book is undeniably sensual and visually ravishing, but the film's narrative lacks the hypnotic ...
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- Vivian Wu
- Peter Greenaway
- Delux Productions
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The film's title, "The Pillow Book", refers to an ancient Japanese diary, the book of observations by Sei Shnagon, actual name believed to be Kiyohara Nagiko, from whence the protagonist's name in the film. The film is narrated by Nagiko (Vivian Wu), a Japanese born model living in Hong Kong. Nagiko seeks a lover who can match her desire for ...
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- Peter Greenaway
- NC-17
- Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon
Jul 4, 1997 · One of the most elegant parts of the film comes toward the end, as Greenaway illustrates the pages of Nagiko's pillow book. She has used each part of the body for the appropriate texts, even writing on ears and tongues, and here the words (Japanese, English, printed, spoken, Kanji) take on a sort of mystical, abstract quality.
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The Pillow Book. Each year on her birthday, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) would become her father's canvas, as he painted the creation myth in elaborate calligraphy on her body. Years later, she continues the practice with a succession of lovers, including a bisexual translator (Ewan McGregor) who becomes her pawn in an escalating game of vengeance ...
