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The Naked Director

The Naked Director

20197.32 Seasons16 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.

Created by Nobuhiro Motohashi
Written by Nobuhiro Motohashi
Produced by Teruhisa Yamamoto
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Toru Muranishi

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Toshi Arai

Misato Morita

Misato Morita

Megumi Sahara (Kaoru Kuroki)

Tetsuji Tamayama

Tetsuji Tamayama

Kenji Kawada

Tokio Emoto

Tokio Emoto

Kôsuke Mitamura

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Junko Koseda

Takenori Goto

Takenori Goto

Rugby Goto

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Iori Furuya

Ami Tomite

Ami Tomite

Naoko Yamamoto

Nuno Uraji

Nuno Uraji

Midori Azumi

Themes & Keywords

japanyakuzanightclubbased on true story1980sunfaithful wifeadult magazineadult industry workersadult videoshōwa era (1926-89)economic bubble

About The Naked Director

The Naked Director is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of japan, yakuza, nightclub, based on true story, 1980s, unfaithful wife. Created by Nobuhiro Motohashi, it stars Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita. Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most notorious directors of adult video. Adapted from a biography of the man, this series depicts the character, his art, vision and his interactions with the approving and disapproving folk around him.

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