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The Naked Director (2019), Season 2 is Netflix's Japanese drama-comedy you can watch online on iFILM — eight episodes that pick up in 1990 with Toru Muranishi riding higher than ever and chasing a far bigger prize than another shoot.
His banker plants an idea: a satellite TV channel of his own. Muranishi bets everything on it. He churns out videos to fund the launch, rebrands Sapphire Pictures into the glossy Diamond Visual, and grooms a shy newcomer, Miyuki, into a star named Mariko Nogi — while Kaoru, the woman who built him, runs out of patience. Then the bubble economy bursts. Broadcast payments pile up, debts come due, and the empire he just raised starts to crater.
This run trades the first season's swagger for the bill that ambition leaves behind. The creators keep the grit of the era instead of polishing it, and the fall lands harder than any boast could. Best for viewers who loved the original for its nerve. Stream The Naked Director Season 2 online on iFILM.
8 episodes
S2·E1Sex Will Come Raining Down
The year is 1990, and Muranishi is riding high. When his investment banker introduces him to the concept of satellite TV, he finds his next big thing.
S2·E2More, More, More
To raise money for a satellite channel, Muranishi starts cranking out videos and pushing boundaries, but he ends up neglecting Kaoru, his biggest star.
S2·E3Diamond in the Rough
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.
S2·E4Our Dream
Kaoru enthusiastically promotes her upcoming video. Umino finally gives his response regarding the satellite deal. Miyuki is nervous about her debut.
S2·E5The Bubble Bursts
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 revenue.
S2·E6Out of Control
While the Diamond staff fumes, Muranishi desperately searches for a way to make the next satellite payment and keep the business afloat.
S2·E7The Fall
Kaoru is hospitalized. Inspired by industry changes, Wada recruits Toshi, Kawada and Mitamura to make videos for his chain. Muranishi's debt comes due.
S2·E8The Will of a Stone
Toshi takes matters with the yakuza into his own hands. The other Diamond staff members slowly move on with their lives.
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