The Pillow Book
1995 · 2h 6m · Drama, Romance · France, United Kingdom · Rated NC-17 (US)
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.
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adulterybased on memoir or autobiographycalligraphycomplexerotic romancegay themeintensetokyo, japan
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