Hostess No. 1

The third instalment in the Naniwa Trilogy, based on an original story by Rikiya Go, author of The King of Minami

Hostess No. 1 — Plot

The ‘Matenrou’ club in Osaka’s Kita district has been plagued by yakuza poaching its hostesses. Behind the scenes, Nozaki, who runs a club in Minami, and his hostess Maki are pulling the strings. Manager Hirosawa commissions Minami Hokuto and Hiyoko Shiina, known as ‘rebuilders’, to turn Matenrou around.

• Release date
• January 1, 2000
• Runtime
• 83 min
• Director
• Shūji Kataoka

Hostess No. 1 — Cast

Yoko Ishino Jun Matsuda

E

Eisaku Shindo Yasuyo Shirashima

S

Seiki Nagahara Yuji Kishimoto Sanshō Shinsui Mitsuo Sagawa