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A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10. The series ran 2 seasons across 16 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
196 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 8 ep2019 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 8 ep2021 |
Cast
- Takayuki YamadaToru Muranishi
- Shinnosuke MitsushimaToshi Arai
- Misato MoritaMegumi Sahara (Kaoru Kuroki)
- Tetsuji TamayamaKenji Kawada
- Tokio EmotoKôsuke Mitamura
- Sairi ItoJunko Koseda
- Takenori GotoRugby Goto
- Jun KunimuraIori Furuya
- Ami TomiteNaoko Yamamoto
- Nuno UrajiMidori Azumi
- Yusaku MoriKunihiko Katashima
- Kanae OtsukaMaiko Kitamura
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Themes
japanyakuzanightclubbased on true story1980sunfaithful wifeadult magazineadult industry workersadult videoshōwa era (1926-89)economic bubble
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