9. Sex Worker/ Host

Help each other out and add titles where a main or supporting character is/was/training to be a sex worker or host/ess.


Feel free to explain your choice in the comment section or send us a link of your own to a list with titles that fit the description to this prompt.


Useful tags: Stripper Male Lead, Stripper Female Lead, Stripper Supporting Character, Host Male Lead, Hostess Female Lead, Strip Club Setting, Courtesan Female Lead, ...

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  • Call Boy

    1. Call Boy

    Japanese Movie - 2018
    7.3
    391 points by 4 voters
    Morinaka Ryo is a bored university student who tends to bar. His friend Tajima Shinya, introduces him to Mido Shizuka, the owner of a members-only host club, who soon recruits him. At ...more
  • Call Me Chihiro

    2. Call Me Chihiro

    Japanese Movie - 2023
    7.7
    299 points by 3 voters
    Chihiro used to work as a prostitute. She happened to stop by a seaside town and have a bento meal there. She loved the meal so much, she decided to settle down ...more
  • Saitama no Host

    3. Saitama no Host

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes
    7.0
    292 points by 3 voters
    Aramaki Yurika is a successful consultant in Saitama. She has rebuilt many restaurants as a consultant. One day, she is asked to rebuild the host club, Eichi. For that, she points out ...more
  • Mama Gogo

    4. Mama Gogo

    Thai Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    8.1
    289 points by 3 voters
    Former 90’s singer Annie inherits from an uncle an old, once popular host bar called Papa Go Go. With renovations underway, Annie must now hire her all-star lineup of handsome, talented, and ...more
  • Age of Youth

    5. Age of Youth

    Korean Drama - 2016, 12 episodes
    8.5
    286 points by 3 voters
    Five girls in their twenties come to live together in a house called "Belle Epoque", which means "a beautiful time" in French. Each girl has a particular personality, background, and issues. In ...more
  • Light the Night

    6. Light the Night

    Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes
    8.0
    200 points by 2 voters
    In the red-light district of 1980s Taipei, women at a popular Japanese nightclub navigate jealousy, heartbreak, friendship, love, and betrayal. (Source: Netflix)
  • Extracurricular

    7. Extracurricular

    Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
    8.3
    198 points by 2 voters
    Four high school students become entangled in crime to make money, facing escalating and unpredictable consequences. Ji Su turns from model student to criminal, dragging school bully Min Hui, cunning partner Gyu ...more
  • Jotei

    8. Jotei

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 10 episodes
    7.2
    198 points by 2 voters
    Tachibana Ayaka is a young woman whose life has been ruined after she lost her boyfriend and then her mother became gravely ill. Looking for revenge, she starts out as a hostess ...more
  • Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo

    9. Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    7.5
    197 points by 2 voters
    A bitter love story depicting the realities of love between a female college students who earn money as a stand-in girlfriend, and men attracted to them. (Source: kisskh) ~~ Adapted from the ...more
  • Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

    10. Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
    7.7
    196 points by 2 voters
    Blessed with good looks, Takano Kyohei, a college student, is always suffering from the unreasonable behavior of customers who want him and the sexual harassment of his store manager. Because of his ...more
  • Host Sozoku Shichaimashita

    11. Host Sozoku Shichaimashita

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    7.3
    196 points by 2 voters
    The story is about Motohashi Kumiko, an advertising agency worker who suddenly inherits a "MAJEST", which is a host club located in Kabukicho, due to her uncle's will, and how she works ...more
  • Doi Boy

    12. Doi Boy

    Thai Movie - 2023
    6.6
    194 points by 2 voters
    A young ethnic Shan man moves from the war-torn Shan State buffering Thailand and Myanmar to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Refusing to return home to fight for the military yet undocumented as a ...more
  • Midnight Motel

    13. Midnight Motel

    Thai Drama - 2022, 6 episodes
    7.7
    191 points by 2 voters
    Mote works the night shift at his aunt's hotel earning money in order to pay off his debt. There, he gets to know sex worker Kat after stepping between Kat and her ...more
  • Special Delivery

    14. Special Delivery

    Korean Movie - 2022
    8.2
    189 points by 2 voters
    It's about the unexpected events that unfold when Eun Ha, a driver with a 100% success rate at delivering anything worth money, puts a child in her car. (Source: HanCinema)
  • First Love

    15. First Love

    Japanese Movie - 2019
    7.4
    184 points by 2 voters
    Set over one night in Tokyo, the film will follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his ‘first love’ Monica, a call girl and an addict but ...more
  • Learning to Love

    16. Learning to Love

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.7
    178 points by 2 voters
    This is a love story about Ogawa Manami, a high school teacher who grew up in a strict family, and Kaworu, a host who is not good at reading and writing, as ...more
  • Koi wa Yami

    17. Koi wa Yami

    Japanese Drama - 2025, 10 episodes
    7.5
    100 points by 1 voters
    The story centers around two journalists who meet at the scene of a brutal serial murder case in Tokyo. The man is a famous freelance writer for a weekly magazine, while the ...more
  • Girl of Dark

    18. Girl of Dark

    Japanese Movie - 1961
    7.4
    100 points by 1 voters
    In the late 1950's prostitution was banned in Japan and if a woman was found exercising this profession they were sent to a reformatory. This is a story of one of these ...more
  • Gigolo Wannabe

    19. Gigolo Wannabe

    Japanese Movie - 2006
    6.7
    100 points by 1 voters
    Seven young men desperate for quick money arrive at a desolate seaside bar Dog Days to be auditioned for "hosts" - a highly popular occupation to entertain female patrons with smooth talk ...more
  • Influence

    20. Influence

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 5 episodes
    8.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    Yuri confesses to a female novelist that she and two friends committed three murders and asks her to write their story. In high school, Yuri lived in a provincial apartment complex where ...more
  • Mi Wu You Xi Zhi Sheng Ju

    21. Mi Wu You Xi Zhi Sheng Ju

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 59 episodes
    7.3
    100 points by 1 voters
    He wandered between the five people, showing mercy everywhere, making them inseparable from himself, and then pushed them into the bottomless abyss. When he met the five people in front of him, ...more
  • 22. Playboyy

    Thai Drama - 2023, 14 episodes
    6.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    Zoey's best friend Nant goes missing, prompting his twin brother Nont to investigate. Zoey teams up with First to help Nont uncover the truth. As they dig into Nant's past, they uncover ...more
  • Joy of Life Season 2

    23. Joy of Life Season 2

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 36 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Fan Xian, the illegitimate son of the finance minister found love with Lin Wan Er, the daughter of the Princess Royal. They wanted to live peaceful lives, but a scheming prince plotted ...more
  • Happy of the End

    24. Happy of the End

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    Dazed and confused, Chihiro awakes on a pile of garbage with memories of wedding still fresh in his mind. When out of the blue a young man named Keito appears before him. ...more
  • 3 Will Be Free

    25. 3 Will Be Free

    Thai Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    7.9
    100 points by 1 voters
    Neo is a stripper who is running away from the loan shark Thana and his gang after having an affair with Thana's wife, Vanika. One day, the criminals find him in the ...more
  • Celibate Big Shot Falls in Love

    26. Celibate Big Shot Falls in Love

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 106 episodes
    7.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    In order to treat her sister's illness, Xu Yan Qing sold her virginity at a high price and committed herself to a strange man, Yu Zhi. A year later, she met Yu ...more
  • Kiss That Kills

    27. Kiss That Kills

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
    8.2
    100 points by 1 voters
    Dojima Otaro works as a popular host. Because of a past incident, he believes that love makes people unhappy. He now only pursues money and power. A mysterious woman appears in front ...more
  • One Summer Night

    28. One Summer Night

    Korean Movie - 2016
    6.1
    100 points by 1 voters
    In the winter of 2013, Yong Joon and Jae Sung, a member of the Korean People’s Army, are caught having sex by a superior. After that, Yong Joon decides to defect from ...more
  • Just Between Lovers

    29. Just Between Lovers

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    99 points by 1 voters
    A tragic accident kills 48 people, leaving the survivors and those connected to the event forever changed. Lee Gang Du, once a hopeful soccer player, now struggles with physical and emotional pain ...more
  • Tokyo Hinkon Joshi.

    30. Tokyo Hinkon Joshi.

    Japanese Drama - 2023, 6 episodes
    7.4
    99 points by 1 voters
    Single mother Kariya Mako returns to her job as a contract editor for an economic magazine after her divorce and is in charge of a series on the theme of "women's poverty". ...more
  • Midnight Diner

    31. Midnight Diner

    Japanese Drama - 2009, 10 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the ...more
  • Class of Lies

    32. Class of Lies

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.3
    98 points by 1 voters
    The drama is about a highly successful lawyer who falls from grace because of one case. He becomes a fixed term teacher at a high school that is tied to that case ...more
  • Following

    33. Following

    Korean Movie - 2024
    7.8
    98 points by 1 voters
    Realtor Jeong Tae’s hobby is sneaking into strangers’ homes and peeping into their lives. One day, an unfamiliar face in the area grabs his attention: Instagram star So Ra. Miraculously, So Ra ...more
  • When the Stars Gossip

    34. When the Stars Gossip

    Korean Drama - 2025, 16 episodes
    6.6
    98 points by 1 voters
    It is a story about an astronaut and a tourist who meet and fall in love at a space station. Kong Ryong, an OB-GYN (obstetrician-gynecologist), will be staying at the space station ...more
  • Shijukara

    35. Shijukara

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 12 episodes
    7.4
    97 points by 1 voters
    Watanuki Shinobu has been a manga artist for the past 20 years. Despite being married and having a son, Shinobu lives her life unsatisfactorily. When Shinobu was about to give up her ...more
  • Shoplifters

    36. Shoplifters

    Japanese Movie - 2018
    8.3
    97 points by 1 voters
    Somewhere in Tokyo, Osamu Shibata and his wife Nobuyo live in poverty. While Osamu receives occasional employment and Nobuyo has a low-paying job, the family relies in large part on the grandmother's ...more
  • A Familiar Stranger

    37. A Familiar Stranger

    Chinese Drama - 2022, 18 episodes
    8.3
    97 points by 1 voters
    Shen Qin, the Prime Minister's daughter, is due to be married to a powerful general, Xiao Han Sheng, but she is already in love with another man, Prince Ning. In a nefarious ...more
  • Two Weeks

    38. Two Weeks

    Korean Drama - 2013, 16 episodes
    8.4
    96 points by 1 voters
    Jang Tae San works at a pawn shop by day and prostitutes himself to older women at night. One day, he's contacted by his ex-girlfriend that he is the father of her ...more
  • Back for You

    39. Back for You

    Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes
    7.7
    96 points by 1 voters
    In the early years of the Republic of China, A Lai, a police officer in the concession, was hunted down by a vicious gang. When his life was hanging by a thread, ...more
  • 10 Years Love

    40. 10 Years Love

    Japanese Movie - 2008
    6.3
    95 points by 1 voters
    Directed by Ueda Ataru, 10 Years Love is based on a manga by Kurashina Ryo, the comic artist behind Teio, Jotei, and other host club-themed works that have been adapted for screen. ...more
  • A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

    41. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

    Japanese Movie - 2016
    7.7
    95 points by 1 voters
    Dispatched teaching staff member Nanami meets Tetsuya through SNS and decides to marry him. She doesn't have many relatives and turns to an agency called "Nandemoya", run by Amuro. She asks the ...more
  • Moneyboys

    42. Moneyboys

    Taiwanese Movie - 2021
    7.0
    94 points by 1 voters
    Fei makes a living in the big city working as a Moneyboy. His world collapses when he realizes that his family accepts his money but not his homosexuality. Broken-hearted, Fei struggles to ...more
  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    43. The Romance of Tiger and Rose

    Chinese Drama - 2020, 24 episodes
    8.5
    94 points by 1 voters
    Having finally sold her TV series script, aspiring screenwriter Chen Xiao Qian soon falls under the scrutiny of the male lead, who refuses to act out the role. Vowing to make her ...more
  • 44. Cuddle Weather

    Filipino Movie - 2019
    7.1
    94 points by 1 voters
    After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of love making, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as 'cuddle partners' only to realize that they want something more.
  • 1122: For a Happy Marriage

    45. 1122: For a Happy Marriage

    Japanese Drama - 2024, 7 episodes
    7.3
    93 points by 1 voters
    IIchiko and Otoya are happily married despite not having sex for the last two years. The secret to their happiness is Otoya's affair with Mitsuki, which Ichiko approves. Everything is going well ...more
  • Ripe Town

    46. Ripe Town

    Chinese Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.1
    93 points by 1 voters
    In the 37th year of the Wan Li Period of the Ming Dynasty, a series of bizarre murders occur in Jiangnan County, with unrelated victims posed strangely and a cryptic sentence left ...more
  • Bangkok Blossom

    47. Bangkok Blossom

    Thai Drama - 2024, 8 episodes
    7.7
    93 points by 1 voters
    The year is 1892 during an era of prosperous prostitution. This story reflects women's rights and female friendships when three women stand up and fight for their dreams whilst searching for a ...more
  • Kono yo no Hate

    48. Kono yo no Hate

    Japanese Drama - 1994, 12 episodes
    7.3
    92 points by 1 voters
    Maria, struggling financially, juggles a low-paying day job with nighttime shifts at a cabaret to fund her sister Nana's eye operation. Tragedy struck their family when a young Maria accidentally caused a ...more
  • Ooku

    49. Ooku

    Japanese Movie - 2010
    7.1
    92 points by 1 voters
    In the year 1716, a mysterious epidemic strikes men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the ...more
  • Zenkamono

    50. Zenkamono

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes
    7.7
    92 points by 1 voters
    Kayo Agawa works part-time at a convenience store. She also begins work as a probation officer, but that is a volunteer position that does not pay a wage. Her work as a ...more
  • Last Madame

    51. Last Madame

    Singaporean Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
    0.0
    91 points by 1 voters
    A successful but cold-hearted Hong Kong banker returns to Singapore to decide the fate of a mysterious shophouse inherited from her great-grandmother, only to uncover a complicated history of scandals and controversy. ...more
  • Pluto

    52. Pluto

    Thai Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
    8.5
    91 points by 1 voters
    Ai-oon is the disappointing twin of successful and beloved Ob-oom. They aren't close. On Ob-oom's wedding night, she takes Ai-oon aside and makes a request of her. Ob-oon and her husband Paul ...more
  • Homme Fatale

    53. Homme Fatale

    Korean Movie - 2019
    7.7
    91 points by 1 voters
    Comedic film of a fusion-historical genre. Cute lover boy Heo Saek becomes Joseon's first male gisaeng and a flower-like woman named Hae Won who thinks ahead of her time, search for true ...more
  • Bad Lands

    54. Bad Lands

    Japanese Movie - 2023
    7.0
    90 points by 1 voters
    Neri and her younger brother Jo make money by perpetrating fraud cases. One night, they happen to score hundreds of millions of yen. Since that time, they are chased by various nefarious ...more
  • Empire of Lust

    55. Empire of Lust

    Korean Movie - 2015
    7.1
    89 points by 1 voters
    In 1398, Kim Min Jae, the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty, falls in love for the first time and takes risks for the woman he loves. Yi Bang Won, the King's ...more
  • The Killing Vote

    56. The Killing Vote

    Korean Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
    8.0
    89 points by 1 voters
    When heinous criminals evade justice, citizens over 18 receive a text polling them on whether the criminal should be sentenced to death. If over 50% vote in favor, the person is killed ...more
  • Guardians of the Dafeng

    57. Guardians of the Dafeng

    Chinese Drama - 2024, 40 episodes
    8.7
    88 points by 1 voters
    Yang Ling, a modern office worker, is transported to the Da Feng Dynasty, where he becomes Xu Qi An, a "copper gong" night watchman. Using his modern knowledge and reasoning, he solves ...more
  • Nice Witch

    58. Nice Witch

    Korean Drama - 2018, 40 episodes
    7.8
    86 points by 1 voters
    A housewife too nice for her own good is married to an unemployed husband. She switches places with her selfish, opinionated twin sister, who works as a flight attendant. Although they are ...more

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