Hostess No. 1

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.