Nagito 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.
Cinematography
Every frame looks edible. Greenaway doesn't do subtle.
Production
The multi-screen format was genuinely revolutionary in '95.
Costume
Kimonos you'll covet, then remember people are naked underneath.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Sei Shōnagon's actual 10th-century Pillow Book, a classic of Japanese literature about court life and aesthetic observation.
Greenaway designed the multi-screen technique specifically for this film; cinemas needed special equipment to show it properly.
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