Scripted series · Netflix
S&X
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How S&X actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
S&X reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
At his clinic, sex therapist Ichito Shimotori treats diverse and intimate sexual issues with sincerity. Yet, he secretly hides a struggle of his own.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mariko SetoProducer
- Daizuke SaitoProducer
- Kosuke OshidaProducer
Direction
- Shogo KusanoDirector
Cinematography
- Kosuke YamadaDirector of Photography
Music
- Fukushige MariOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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