sex industry

Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a host bar over to the place where Ryo Morinaka works. Shizuka Mido is the owner of the host bar. Soon, Ryo Morinaka begins to work for Shizuka Mido at the members only host bar. He feels embarrassment initially, but he fulfills the desires of women and develops a sense of purpose.

Three friends dive into the dark side of the sex industry to find a missing person, facing their own fears and desires along the way.

In search of purpose, opportunity and independence, four rural women start an adult products business in 1992 — embarking on a journey of self-discovery.

Battered by life, detective Julien Baptiste will investigate to the brink of obsession. Whatever the cost. Whatever it takes.

Shin Dong-youp and Sung Si-kyung dive into adult entertainment in Japan, meeting people from all walks of life to demystify the "taboo" experience.

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 way to liberate themselves and redeem their human dignity. Kulap is a beautiful and talented sex worker full of courage and an unimaginable dream. Botan wants an ordinary life a man she loves, not an easy feat. Sold into the brothel, Thianyot dreams of being an ordinary girl who gets to study.

Kan Yiu-yeung, Ku Ka-keung, Kiu Po-po and Kiu Tai-nam were once CTRU’s Formidable Quartet. An incorrect decision in an operation caused the breakup of their friendship. And the quartet went their separate ways. Fast-forward to the present and an indiscriminate homicide again brings the quartet together. But there are still certain unresolved issues between themselves. POTT is Counter Terrorism Intelligence Cadre’s other elite task force. Team leader Fong Kwok-hei admires Po-po and asks her to become her subordinate. Team member To Siu-jie fancies her partner Yiu-yeung and finds out Po-po is Yiu-yeung’s ex-lover, so she “starts a war”. Successive explosions happen in the city. While investigating, Po-po asks prisoner-cum-hard criminal Dr. Hong’s for help, and the process is surprisingly easy. Actually, Dr. Hong has some trick up his sleeve.

A-Qing, a sensitive youth in 1971 Taipei, is expelled from school and rejected by his family after a same-sex relationship with classmate Zhao Ying is discovered. Alone and searching for belonging, he begins spending time at New Park, a gathering place for gay men, where he meets friends and fellow outsiders navigating love, desire, and survival in a society that ostracizes them. Through his experiences and those of his peers, the story explores identity, friendship, longing, and the struggle for acceptance, offering a nuanced portrait of Taiwan’s gay subculture in the early 1970s and the bonds that sustain a marginalized community.

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.

Based on a 2016 novel by Mana Sakura, “The Lowlife” shows the stories of three women who work in Japan’s adult video industry.

Fei works illegally to support family, but they reject his lifestyle. Through Long, Fei finds hope, until encountering Xiaolai, his past love, who makes him confront his guilt.

Three people with different backgrounds go on the run from the mafia, finding love and connection amid danger and survival.

Alice Levine is stepping out of her comfort zone to embark on a journey of sexual discovery across the UK. Invited into homes all over the country, she will explore what sex means for modern Brits; whether they’re doing it for pure pleasure, for money, or even seeking spiritual enlightenment.

A timid young woman who lives with her domineering mother accepts an Adult Video scout's offer to "become somebody else" by performing in porn videos. As she rises in popularity, the boundaries between her two lives begin to disintegrate.

After a failed wedding shoot, Bae-hwan meets Ryu—a callboy tangled in a murder case—and offers him a way out.

Haruto and Aoyama, once a couple, are now completely without contact. As Aoyama's secrets are gradually revealed, Haruto, now the shop manager of an underground escort club, is starting to question whether the man he loves is worth the wait; his feelings for escort Ruka has also evolved from mere compassion into something more. A mystery sex toy links the past and now of Aoyama, Shibahara, Ruka, and Haruto. A sudden murder then happens in 'Rain& Soda' as one of the escorts serves a customer. The murder horrifies the club, and the truth is soon to be brought under the light of this sensual world of sultriness.

The story of Zhang Xiao Yue and Luo Can Yang, who end up in the same prison cell and reminisce in boredom. When Zhang Xiao Yue's father passed away, her family lost their only means of livelihood, unable to pay off their debts. Around the same time, Luo Can Yang's father is holding a banquet to celebrate his promotion, and Xiao Yue and her mother are hired as helpers by the Luo family. A series of complex relationships and conflicts unfold as a result, all seeming to revolve around Xiao Yue, her mother, and Can Yang. Both women struggle to stay true to themselves or find some small pieces of personal happiness in a society that considers them tools for men to use rather than as human beings.

Zara McDermott travels to Thailand to discover an exotic paradise with two conflicting sides. Beyond the golden beaches and bustling cities lie wild parties, drugs and cheap sex.

A fake documentary that takes a hidden camera look at Hong Kong's sex industry.

The film documents the night life scenes of both Hong Kong and Macau, from nightclubs, sauna baths to young ladies making category III VCDs.

From the sultry streets of Hunts Point in the South Bronx, comes the rawest, realest and truest documentation of the world's oldest profession ever captured on video. From Brent Owens, the director of Pimps Up, Ho's Down, comes the first two in a series of five films. Hookers At The Point focuses on the business of sex and the people involved in it. As a special bonus we have included Hookers At The Point: Going Out Again, where we follow up on the personalities from the first film and see where "The Life" has led them.

Stateless Things crosscuts between the lives of two young men, one an illegal immigrant from North Korea stuck in dead-end jobs, the other the kept boy of a married businessman stifling in a swanky apartment.

Lust, shame, passion, lies and violence - the lives of individuals intertwine in an unyielding web under the red lights of Geylang. A desperate doctor searching for an organ for his daughter, a tormented prostitute paying off her lover's debt, a social worker with political inclinations willing to cross the line, and a ruthless pimp with a dark secret. Nothing is quite what it seems as a long night awaits.

Kao runs away from home, so he goes with people knock on his door to pay for sex without knowing that he would end up falling in love with Pete, the guy next door who is actually the escort all the customers are knocking for.

Lilet Never Happened is the rollercoaster story of how a young girl, struggling to survive in the streets of Manila, spirals down into child prostitution. She is a fighter. She is a dreamer. She is a rebel and she thinks she can handle the world with her wits. But she has to face up to reality when she runs out of innocent dreams.

Sex and Shopping was a documentary series on the global sex industry. The series examines contemporary attitudes concerning commercial sex, censorship and experimentation. Each episode explores aspects of the legal international commercial sex industry, finance and lifestyles. It was produced for Channel 5 and three series were made. The first aired in 1998, second in 2000 and the third in 2001 in the United Kingdom.

A CBCID officer investigates an eccentric series of crimes happening in the city. His investigation leads him to unexpected crime perpetrators.

A look at the daily life of an English brothel.

Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin's expose on the pornography industry.

Sex Before the Internet explores a world before Pornhub and OnlyFans. This is the world of sex, analog-style.

Documentary about the German sex industry after the German reunification.

In recent years, stories of older British women hooking up with younger Gambian men have made news headlines, from one-night stands to whirlwind weddings. But what's the truth behind the stories? Seyi Rhodes investigates.

AL and ER are among those who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time of desperate financial need, they turn to selling sex videos online.