Hostess No. 1
2000, Japanese. Directed by Shūji Kataoka.
The third instalment in the Naniwa Trilogy, based on an original story by Rikiya Go, author of The King of Minami
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 2000
- Original title
- ホステスＮＯ．１～再建屋みなみ～
- Country
- Japan
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Hostess No. 1 runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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Who directed Hostess No. 1?
Hostess No. 1 (2000) was directed by Shūji Kataoka and stars Yoko Ishino, Jun Matsuda, Eisaku Shindo.