169: Hostess Club Confessions! The Last Dinosaur!
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June 12, 2026 · 18 min · Season 1 · Episode 169
About this episode
The episode features discussions about a visit to a Japanese hostess club and a retrospective on the film The Last Dinosaur.
PREVIEW EPISODE! This time on the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt ( Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World ) and Patrick Macias ( Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan ) forget about the news for a while and talk about a recent visit into the dark heart of a Japanese hostess club! Plus, a look back at the 1977 men in rubber suits film The Last Dinosaur! You can hear the full episode by joining the Pure TokyoScope Patreon ! You’ll get access to full episodes, bonus content, our Discord server, and an archive of past episodes. Head over to Pure TokyoScope Patreon to subscribe today!
People in this episode
Guests: Matt Alt, Patrick Macias
Topics covered
- hostess clubs
- Japanese culture
- film analysis
- Patreon
- dark tourism
Keywords
- hostess club
- Japan
- The Last Dinosaur
- Matt Alt
- Patrick Macias
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World, Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan, The Last Dinosaur
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