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The Pillow Book

Summary: A woman with a body-writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Release Date: June 06, 1997

Genre: Drama

Director: Peter Greenaway

Writers: Sei Shonagon

, Peter Greenaway

Runtime: 2 h 06 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Kasander & Wigman Productions, Woodline Films Ltd., Alpha Film Corporation, Kasander & Wigman Productions, Delux Productions, Eurimages, Nederlands Filmfonds

Distributor: Lions Gate Films, Cinépix Film Properties (CFP), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Film Movement, The Criterion Channel

Countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Luxembourg

Language: English

Domestic: $ 2,372,744

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