The Naked Director (2019)

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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.

First Air Date: August 8, 2019
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Rating: 7.3/10 (189 votes)

Cast: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tetsuji Tamayama, Tokio Emoto, Sairi Ito, Takenori Goto, Jun Kunimura

Network: Netflix

Production: Image Field, C&I entertainment

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Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes

2019

Season 2

8 episodes

2021

Full Cast (15 people)

Takayuki Yamada as Toru Muranishi
Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Toshi Arai
Misato Morita as Megumi Sahara (Kaoru Kuroki)
Tetsuji Tamayama as Kenji Kawada
Tokio Emoto as Kôsuke Mitamura
Sairi Ito as Junko Koseda
Takenori Goto as Rugby Goto
Jun Kunimura as Iori Furuya
Ami Tomite as Naoko Yamamoto
Nuno Uraji as Midori Azumi
Yusaku Mori as Kunihiko Katashima
Kanae Otsuka as Maiko Kitamura
Mariya Nishiuchi
Pierre Taki as Atsushi Wada
Show Kasamatsu as Ogiwara

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The Naked Director

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

50 min

2 seasons

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.

50 min

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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Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

First Aired8/8/2019

Last Aired6/24/2021

Seasons2

Episodes16

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

Creators & Crew

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2

Seasons

16

Episodes

50m

Per Episode

2019

First Aired

Keywords

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Cast

TY

Takayuki Yamada

as Toru Muranishi

SM

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

as Toshi Arai

MM

Misato Morita

as Megumi Sahara (Kaoru Kuroki)

TT

Tetsuji Tamayama

as Kenji Kawada

TE

Tokio Emoto

as Kôsuke Mitamura

SI

Sairi Ito

as Junko Koseda

TG

Takenori Goto

as Rugby Goto

JK

Jun Kunimura

as Iori Furuya

Images

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Videos

Seasons

2 seasons

Season 2

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Season 2

2021

8 episodes

Season 1

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Season 1

2019

8 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Naked Director about?▾

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 interactio…

How many seasons does The Naked Director have?▾

2

How many episodes does The Naked Director have?▾

16

Is The Naked Director still running?▾

No, it ended in 2021.

When did The Naked Director first air?▾

August 8, 2019

Who stars in The Naked Director?▾

Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita

What genre is The Naked Director?▾

Comedy, Drama

Where can I watch The Naked Director?▾

Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads