The Naked Director (2019)★ 7.6/10

TV-MA · JP · 50 min · August 8, 2019 · 2 seasons

Drama
Biography

Directed by: Masaharu Take, Hayato Kawai, Kôtarô Gotô, Eiji Uchida

Written by: Yoshitatsu Yamada, Kôsuke Nishi, Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera, Yukiko Sode

Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.

Original title

The Naked Director

Storyline

Pinku (the Japanese softcore film sub-genre) has a long and historied part in Japanese cinema. The genre has existed for over forty years and seen many ebbs and flows. One of the directors during the heyday of the movement was the prolific Muranishi Toru. Adpated from a novel about the man, The Naked Director depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.

Rating

7.6 / 10 · 7,631

Companies

Netflix

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