The Naked Director


The Naked Director is a Japanese semi-biographical comedy-drama web television series co-directed by Masaharu Take. Based on the non-fiction novel Zenra Kantoku Muranishi Toru Den by Nobuhiro Motohashi, it tells the story of Japanese adult video director Toru Muranishi. The series premiered on Netflix on August 8, 2019. It stars Takayuki Yamada as Muranishi, alongside Shinnosuke Mitsushima and Tetsuji Tamayama. On August 15, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.

Synopsis

The Naked Director follows the story of "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."

Cast and characters

Production

Development

On October 25, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series is co-directed by Masaharu Take and co-written by Kosuke Nishi, Yoshitatsu Yamada and Eiji Uchida. On August 15, 2019, the series was renewed by Netflix for a second season.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima and Tetsuji Tamayama would star in the series. In July 2019, it was announced that Jade Albany Pietrantonio would star in the series.

Filming

Principal photography for the first season took place in 2018.

Release

Marketing

On June 25, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released.