The Pillow Book (1997)

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NR | 2 hr 6 mins | Drama, Romance | Released: 6/6/1997 |Box Office Total: $2.3M

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Synopsis:

Set in contemporary Japan and Hong Kong, a successful model revives memories of her calligrapher father by having her lovers give her pleasure by writing on her body. An affair with an Englishman leads her to start writing herself, using others as her paper.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/6/1997

Director	Credit
Peter Greenaway	Director
Cast	Credit
Vivian Wu	Nagiko
Ewan McGregor	Jerome
Yoshi Oida	The Publisher
Ken Ogata	The Father
Judie Ongg	The Mother
Hideko Yoshida	The Aunt/The Maid
Yutaka Honda	Hoki
Ken Mitsuishi	The Husband
Barbara Lott	Jerome's Mother
Farini Chang	- Cast
Production Credits	Credit
Kees Kasander	Producer
Terry Glinwood	Executive Producer
Denis Wigman	Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Piel	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Wigman Productions	Production Company
The Kasander Film Company	Production Company
Alpha Films	Production Company
Film Four Limited	Production Company
Le Studio Canal Plus	Production Company
Delux Productions	Production Company
Woodline Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Cinepix Film Properties/CFP Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Film Four Distributors	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Progres Films	Theatrical Distributor
Alpha Films/Le Studio Canal Plus	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prokino	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Kyoto, Japan
Hong Kong, China
Luxembourg
Writer	Credit
Peter Greenaway	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Susanna Wyatt	Production Accountant
Eliza Liu	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Willemijn Lofvers	Assistant Production Designer
Koichi Hamamura	Art Director
Elsemieke Meijer	Art Department - production art department
Ben Zuidwijk	Painter
Raike Verhoeven	Set Dresser
Andree Putman	Production Designer
Wilbert Van Dorp	Production Designer
Manu DeMoulling	Set Dresser
Hiroto Onogi	Art Director
Emi Wada	Production Designer - production designer and wardrobe
Floris Vos	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Carrie O'Brien	Casting
Leora Reich	Casting
Abi Cohen	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Weijke Koopmans	Catering
Martin Sakkers	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Dirk Nijland	Lighting - lighting assistant
Marc Guillaumot	Photography - stills
Sacha Vierny	Director of Photography
Benito Strangio	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Vine International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Brian Eno	Composer
Production Management	Credit
Fiona Nottingham	Production Coordinator
Yuriko Mameshiro	Production Manager - production management
Agathe Grau	Continuity - script/continuity
Bob Feltgen	Location Manager
Jessinta Liu	Line Producer
Benny Tse	Unit Manager
Misako Furukawa	Production Manager - production management
Yumiko Miwa	Production Manager - production management
Jessinta Liu	Production Manager - production management
Publicity	Credit
Charles McDonald	Publicity - publicist
Public Relations	Credit
McDonald & Rutter	Publicity publicity
Sound	Credit
Volker Zeigermann	Boom Operator
Garth Marshall	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Cathy Folmer	Makeup Assistant
Masako Ishigaki	Makeup
Mariella Kallenberg	Costumes - assistant costumes
Sara Meerman	Makeup Supervisor
Koji Tatsuno	Costume Designer
Dien Van Straalen	Costume Supervisor
Lucy Wei	Costumes

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