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The Pillow Book

Nagiko 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.

19952h 6mNC-17Drama, Romance

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About The Pillow Book

Directors
Peter Greenaway
Cast
Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata, Hideko Yoshida, Ewan McGregor, Yutaka Honda
Genres
Drama, Romance
Content rating
NC-17
Original language
English
Production countries
France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Status
Released

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