I want to start off by saying that that single 1 star review someone gave 'The Naked Director' is completely unfounded, and frankly kind of ignorant. I was so irritated by the false claims that user made that I felt it necessary to create an IMBD just to set the record straight about this award-worthy series.
First of all, they claimed that the series glamorizes misogyny and that the sexual revolution in 1980s Japan set the tone for a cultural misstep that saw women descend to the status of 2nd class citizens, and so their problem is with Japan's culture regarding sex rather than 'The Naked Director.'
Obviously this person didn't do the historical diving I and others did into the IRL Kaoru Kuroki, or they would've discovered that her work in AV films and rise to popularity as shown in 'The Naked Director' largely inspired the feminist movement in Japan, and she herself saw sexual liberation for women through AV to be a stepping stone to full equality. Kuroki had a hand in the growth of S&M and influenced BDSM as we know and understand it today; her ideologies are *why* BDSM stresses consent, safety and inclusivity to the degree it does.
So, no. The 'Naked Director' is more of a feminist & sexual liberation historical biography than it is one that "glamorizes misogyny" regardless of the fact the subject matter is porn; an industry and media that isn't typically feminist. The contrast in that fact is a part of the appeal and interest in 'The Naked Director' forsure, and as a woman I came away with a strong desire to sexually liberate my own country's porn industry the way Kuroki did. Some serious mental gymnastics would be required to come away with an entirely polar take than that.
When that user referenced "Male Geisha Houses" I only imagine they were really trying to say "Male Host Clubs" which are immensely popular in Japan, and are not at all 'geisha' houses. Obviously, that user has basically zero knowledge about Japan culturally or otherwise, to not even be able to name host clubs properly but to have decided they are misogynist and problematic without the slightest idea of what they encompass.
TL;DR
Please disregard the one 1 star review on 'The Naked Director' as that user doesn't know what they are talking about, at all. This is an incredible show and I was thoroughly impressed, even as (or especially as) a feminist woman.
First of all, they claimed that the series glamorizes misogyny and that the sexual revolution in 1980s Japan set the tone for a cultural misstep that saw women descend to the status of 2nd class citizens, and so their problem is with Japan's culture regarding sex rather than 'The Naked Director.'
Obviously this person didn't do the historical diving I and others did into the IRL Kaoru Kuroki, or they would've discovered that her work in AV films and rise to popularity as shown in 'The Naked Director' largely inspired the feminist movement in Japan, and she herself saw sexual liberation for women through AV to be a stepping stone to full equality. Kuroki had a hand in the growth of S&M and influenced BDSM as we know and understand it today; her ideologies are *why* BDSM stresses consent, safety and inclusivity to the degree it does.
So, no. The 'Naked Director' is more of a feminist & sexual liberation historical biography than it is one that "glamorizes misogyny" regardless of the fact the subject matter is porn; an industry and media that isn't typically feminist. The contrast in that fact is a part of the appeal and interest in 'The Naked Director' forsure, and as a woman I came away with a strong desire to sexually liberate my own country's porn industry the way Kuroki did. Some serious mental gymnastics would be required to come away with an entirely polar take than that.
When that user referenced "Male Geisha Houses" I only imagine they were really trying to say "Male Host Clubs" which are immensely popular in Japan, and are not at all 'geisha' houses. Obviously, that user has basically zero knowledge about Japan culturally or otherwise, to not even be able to name host clubs properly but to have decided they are misogynist and problematic without the slightest idea of what they encompass.
TL;DR
Please disregard the one 1 star review on 'The Naked Director' as that user doesn't know what they are talking about, at all. This is an incredible show and I was thoroughly impressed, even as (or especially as) a feminist woman.