The Pillow Book(1995)
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
Movie: The Pillow Book
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Nagiko
The Publisher
The Father
The Aunt / The Maid
Jerome
The Mother
The Husband
Jerome's Mother
Jerome's sister
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