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The Pillow Book

The Pillow Book

6.4/ 10

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1995

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126 min

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Drama
Romance

Overview

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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Keywords

adultery
tokyo, japan
based on memoir or autobiography
calligraphy
complex
gay theme
erotic romance
intense

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

January 26, 2024

7
7/10

Hmmm. The thing about films that showcase the male body quite this much is that after a while you start wondering why blokes with perfect physiques and faces always seem to have such an underwhelming payload down below! Anyway, the young "Nagiko" (Vivian Wu) recalls the memories from her childhood w

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