Woman's Hour Drama - The Pillow Book, series 2 - Fire - Episode 1

By Robert Forrest. Second series inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, the 10th-century Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting to the Empress Teishi. It has been nine months since Lieutenant Yukinari and Lady Shonagon solved the crimes in the palace, and nine months since they parted. A chill wind brings ominous news, and a blood-stained letter from Yukinari. Shonagon ...... Ruth Gemmell Yukinari ...... Mark Bazeley Tadanobu ...... Liam Brennan Masamitsu ...... Ralph Riach Oshika ...... Nick Underwood Emperor ...... Simon Ginty.