Follows the story of Toru 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.
The Naked Director (Japanese: 全裸監督, Hepburn: Zenra Kantoku) is a Japanese semi-biographical comedy-drama streaming television series co-directed by Masaharu Take. Based on the non-fiction novel Zenra Kantoku Muranishi Toru Den (全裸監督 村西とおる伝) 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, which premiered on June 24, 2021.
Cast and characters[edit]

Takayuki Yamada as Toru Muranishi
Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Toshi Arai
Tetsuji Tamayama as Kenji Kawada
Ryo Ishibashi as Eigo Ikezawa, head of the largest pornography company
Lily Franky as Michiro Takei, a high-ranking police officer
Misato Morita as Megumi Sahara/Kaoru Kuroki
Jun Kunimura as Iori Furuya, head of Furuya Gang of the Tosho Syndicate of the yakuza
Takenori Goto as "Rugby" Goto
Tokio Emoto as Kosuke Mitamura
Sairi Ito as Junko Koseda
Koyuki as Kayo Sahara, Megumi's mother
Kimiko Yo as Kozue Muranishi, Toru's mother
Pierre Taki as Atsushi Wada
Mariya Nishiuchi as Sayaka
Yuri Tsunematsu as Miyuki Chiba/Mariko Nogi
Nanami Kawakami as Miku
Ami Tomite as Naoko Yamamoto
Yuka Masuda as Roma Edogawa
Shô Kasamatsu as Ogiwara, one of Iori Furuya's henchmen
Takato Yonemoto as Jimmy
Itsuji Itao as Ono
Tsuyoshi Ihara as Koichi Umino, CEO of Satellite East
Renji Ishibashi as Watabe, chairman of the board of the conglomerate that owns Satellite East
Rie Miyazawa as Ms. Takamiya, successor to Takamiya Group
Eisaku Yoshida as Akira Honda (investment banker)
Jade Albany Pietrantonio as Allison Mandy (season 1)
Ruri Shinato as Sachiko (Toru Muranishi's first wife)

English version dubbing cast[edit]

James McCauley as Toru Muranishi
David Blue as Toshi Arai
Christopher Swindle as Ikezawa
Eric Tiede as Kawada
JJ Dunlap as "Rugby"
Curt Mega as Kosuke Mitamura
Siera Casey as Junko
Keith Silverstein as Takei
Maurice LaMarche as Furuya
Miranda Parkin as Naoko
Mark Hildreth as Ono
Mimi Torres as Miku
Dahlia Salem as Kayo
 

Season 2 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
9	1	"Sex Will Come Raining Down"	Masaharu Take	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
The year is 1990, and Muranishi is riding high. When his investment banker Akira Honda introduces him to the concept of satellite TV, he finds his next big thing. However, Koichi Umino, CEO of Satellite East that holds satellite broadcasting rights, refuses to engage.
10	2	"More, More, More"	Kôtarô Gotô	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
To raise money for a satellite channel, Muranishi starts cranking out videos and pushing boundaries, but he ends up neglecting Kaoru, his biggest star. Kosuke Mitamura is tasked with shooting scenes with Naoko Yamamoto, after "Rugby" Goto needs more time to recover from his refractory period. Due to Mitamura's premature ejaculation on Naoko's face, Muranishi exploits that into a new genre facial shower.
11	3	"Diamond in the Rough"	Kôtarô Gotô	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
Sapphire Pictures is rebranded into the more upscale Diamond Visual. A shy woman named Miyuki responds to a casting call and winds up shadowing Kaoru.
12	4	"Our Dream"	Masaharu Take	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
Kaoru enthusiastically promotes her upcoming video. Umino finally gives his nod regarding the satellite broadcast rights deal, after the new Takamiya Group successor adores Muranishi and agrees to work together with the other four companies spearheaded by Umino's boss Watabe in supporting Japanese space program. Miyuki is nervous about her debut.
13	5	"The Bubble Bursts"	Kôtarô Gotô	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
Muranishi gives Miyuki a new name: Mariko Nogi. But Diamond is running out of money and, as the bubble economy bursts, they have to find new revenues.
14	6	"Out of Control"	Masaharu Take	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
While the Diamond staff fume, Muranishi desperately searches for a way to make the next satellite payment and keep the business afloat. Umino refuses to help Muranishi by citing his own loss of 30 billion Japanese yen at launching satellite rocket says he will soon quit his company too.
15	7	"The Fall"	Masaharu Take	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
Kaoru is hospitalized after attempting suicide by jumping off the balcony. Inspired by industry changes, Wada recruits Toshi, Kawada and Mitamura to make videos for his chain. Muranishi's debt comes due. Anti-Yakuza Act in 1992 is soon to be implemented.
16	8	"The Will of a Stone"	Masaharu Take	Izumi Kawasaki, Kazuhisa Kotera & Takamasa Oe	June 24, 2021
Having been unable to shoot Muranishi, Toshi takes matters with the yakuza into his own hands by killing Iori Furuya at his office instead, while being stabbed to death by Iori's henchman Ogiwara. The other Diamond staff members move on with their lives. Kosuke Mitamura continues to direct porn featuring "Rugby" Goto. Kaoru recovers and goes to Rome. The corrupt police officer Michiro Takei is arrested for taking bribes after escorting Ogiwara back to the police headquarters. Miyuki now lives with Muranishi who sinks lower from his glorious days.