The Pillow Book movie plot
2022-01-19 08:01
He Zi has lived in the artistic atmosphere of literature and calligraphy since she was a child. On her birthday, her family will hold two celebration ceremonies for her: First, her father, a writer and calligrapher, must write the words on He Zi’s face. A blessing for her birthday; secondly, her aunt will read to her a fragment of the famous literary masterpiece "Pillow Grass" by Kiyoshi Nayan, a female writer from the Heian period. Hezi's family financial situation is not considered wealthy, his father is gay, and the family mainly depends on a publisher who has a relationship with his father to make ends meet. On the day of Hezi's 5th birthday, she witnessed her father having sex with the publisher. Hezi’s 18th birthday arrived, and his father stopped writing blessings on her face. Although she was reluctant, she was persuaded to marry the publisher's nephew. Hezi’s newly married husband is an archer fan and doesn’t like the literature that Hezi loves. Hezi can only continue to write a diary to pin his thoughts on Qing Shao Nayan and compare himself to Qing Shao. The couple often quarreled, and one day the conflict intensified. Hezi's husband burned Hezi's diary on fire, and their house was razed to the ground. Hezi fled her husband, family, and Kyoto, and went to Hong Kong, China, to take refuge, living by doing chores in the restaurant kitchen. Soon, she worked as a clerk for a Japanese fashion designer and eventually became a popular fashion model. The prosperous Kazuko moved into a gorgeous apartment in Hong Kong. The young Japanese photographer Hoki met her and fell in love with her. Kazuko, who has already grown up and flies, is no longer satisfied with the current life, and begins to dream about going back to the happy life when she was at home when she was a child. However, at this time she is no longer a child, but a woman, so she started Encouraging her calligraphers and lovers to write on her body at will, she even exchanged sex with them. After having this kind of relationship with more and more calligraphers and lovers, Hezi accidentally met Jerome, a British translator. Jerome persuaded the son that she should be a calligrapher by herself and write on her lover. She should use pen instead of paper. Hezi was surprised when she heard it, and disagrees with Jerome's point of view. She continued her hobby.
Later, Kazuko asked the lovesick photographer Hoki to take a camera of the calligraphy she wrote on herself and a British customer. At this time, Bao Mu was working for a publisher in Hong Kong, and Kazuko translated the text on the photos taken by Bao Mu, and asked Bao Mu to bring the publishers hope to publish. Hezi's manuscript was sent to the publisher, but was rejected by the publisher. The angry Kazuko then intends to use his usual methods to lure the publisher into finding out the reason for the rejection. She soon discovered that the publisher’s workplace in Hong Kong was very familiar, which reminded her of childhood Japan, 600 miles away from Hong Kong. She was convinced that the publisher was his father’s homosexual, and his current homosexuality The lover is Jerome. Hezi and Jerome fell in love. Once, after they had sex, Kazuko told Jerome shyly that he had dreamed of being a writer since he was a child. Jerome stood naked in front of the publisher, revealing the words Kazuko had meticulously copied on him, and the publisher was amazed. These texts are an outline of 13 erotic poems on the subject of "Lover". Publishers love it very much, especially its unique way of writing. Hezi is jealous of Jerome's gay relationship with the publisher and starts to find other young men to replace Jerome's job. Jerome pretended to commit suicide in order to regain the love of his son, but unfortunately made the falsehood come true. The distraught Kazuko copied a love poem on Jerome, and then attended his funeral. After Kazuko returned to Japan, the greedy publisher unearthed Jerome's body and used his skin to make a human skin book called "Jerome and the Pillow Grass". Hezi regularly sends young men from Japan to find publishers. On December 31, 1989, the last sumo wrestler sent by Kazuko who wrote love poems killed the publisher and avenged Jerome and his father. In Kyoto, on the day of Kazko’s 28th birthday and the first birthday of Jerome’s posthumous daughter, Kazko received "Jerome and the Pillow Grass" from Hong Kong. She buried it under a tree, and then did it like her father did. , Write birthday wishes on the face of his one-year-old daughter
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Extended Reading
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Nagiko: I need writing. Don't ask why. Just take out your pen and write on my arm.
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Nagiko: I like the smell of paper - all kinds. It reminds me of the scent of skin.