The Contestant

The Contestant

2023
1h 31m
6.9

6.9/10

54 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

"The naked truth about the world's first reality star."

Overview

The incredible true story of a man who lived for 15 months trapped inside a small room, naked, starving and alone... and completely unaware that his life was being broadcast on national TV in Japan, to over 15 million viewers a week.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Misfits Entertainment MRC
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Japanese

Keywords

japan based on true story naked television broadcast locked in locked room reality tv locked inside reality show naked life

Quick Facts

Release Date September 8, 2023
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt13940818
Website Visit Site

Cast

Nasubi
Nasubi

Self

Toshio Tsuchiya
Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

Kazuko Hamatsu
Kazuko Hamatsu

Self

Seiichi Hirai
Seiichi Hirai

Self

Harutaro Kagawa
Harutaro Kagawa

Self

Juliet Hindell
Juliet Hindell

Self

Ikuyo Hamatsu
Ikuyo Hamatsu

Self

Jun Anzai
Jun Anzai

Self

Kenji Kondo
Kenji Kondo

Self

Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira

Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Key Crew

Andee Ryder
Producer
Megumi Inman
Producer
Ian Bonhôte
Producer
Clair Titley
Executive Producer
Clair Titley
Writer
Clair Titley
Director
Amit Dey
Producer