Vivian Wu
Nagiko
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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 carnal pleasure with her admiration for poetry and calligraphy. The roots of this obsession lie in her youth in Kyoto, when her father (Ken Ogata) would write characters of good fortune on her face.
May 8, 2015 · Film Movement. 88.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 746. 168K views 9 years ago. Beautiful to behold and impossible to forget, THE PILLOW BOOK is auteur Peter Greenaway's erotically-charged drama...
Jul 4, 1997 · He uses the screen as Nagiko uses flesh, finding an erotic charge not just in the words, but in the surface they are written on, His new film "The Pillow Book," starring Vivian Wu (from "The Last Emperor"), is a seductive and elegant story that combines a millennium of Japanese art and fetishes with the story of a neurotic modern woman who ...
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 ...
Peter Greenaway released his film The Pillow Book in 1996. Starring Vivian Wu and Ewan McGregor, it tells a modern story that references Sei Shōnagon's work. The Pillow Book is also the name of a series of radio thrillers written by Robert Forrest and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 's Woman's Hour Drama.
Jun 6, 1997 · Directed By: Peter Greenaway. Written By: Sei Shonagon, Peter Greenaway. The Pillow Book. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews. 64. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings. 6.7. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Vudu ($2.99) All Watch Options. View All. Vivian Wu. Nagiko.
The Pillow Book. DRAMA. Beautiful to behold and impossible to forget, THE PILLOW BOOK is auteur Peter Greenaway's erotically-charged drama about love, death, revenge and the indelible nature of our earliest memories.
