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First Aired: August 8th, 2019

Status: Ended

Network: Netflix

Summary: Pinku (the Japanese softcore film sub-genre) has a long and historied part in Japanese cinema. The genre has existed for over forty years and seen many ebbs and flows. One of the directors during the heyday of the movement was the prolific Muranishi Toru. Adapted from a novel about 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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Episode 1: Sex Will Come Raining Down

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: 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.

Episode 2: More, More, More

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: To raise money for a satellite channel, Muranishi starts cranking out videos and pushing boundaries, but he ends up neglecting Kaoru, his biggest star.

Episode 3: Diamond in the Rough

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: 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.

Episode 4: Our Dream

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: Kaoru enthusiastically promotes her upcoming video. Umino finally gives his response regarding the satellite deal. Miyuki is nervous about her debut.

Episode 5: The Bubble Bursts

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: 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.

Episode 6: Out of Control

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: While the Diamond staff fumes, Muranishi desperately searches for a way to make the next satellite payment and keep the business afloat.

Episode 7: The Fall

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: Kaoru is hospitalized. Inspired by industry changes, Wada recruits Toshi, Kawada and Mitamura to make videos for his chain. Muranishi's debt comes due.

Episode 8: The Will of a Stone

Air Date: June 24th, 2021

Summary: 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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