James R | On 10, Jun 2021

“We’ve sold over 100,000 copies for 1 billion yen!” That’s the sound of The Naked Director returning to Netflix for Season 2.

The series continues to tell the story of the chaotic life of Toru Muranishi, who “revolutionised the adult video industry” in Japan. Is he a pioneer of broadcasting or an emblem of Japan’s “bubble” era of the 1980s, a time that gave rise to unprecedented excess? Find out when the series continues on 24th June.

Here’s the trailer:

 

Trailer: Netflix heads to Japan for The Naked Director

29th June 2019

Netflix is heading to Japan for its newest original series, The Naked Director.

The Naked Director profiles unusual and dramatic life of Toro Murinaishi, the man who “revolutionised the adult video industry” in Japan. The 10-episode series will chronicle his rise to fame, filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his unflinching attempt to turn the industry on its head. It will also be a portrait of an ensemble of characters who experience success and failure in Japan’s “bubble” era of the 1980s, a time that gave rise to unprecedented excess.

The series premieres on Friday 8th August.

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