The Contestant

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The Contestant

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

ENGLISH

Binge_Njoy7.0/10

IMDb 7.0

R

2023

1h 31m

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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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Cast & crew

Producer

Andee Ryder, Megumi Inman, Ian Bonhôte, Amit Dey

Writer

Clair Titley

Director

Clair Titley

Photo of Nasubi

Nasubi

Self

Photo of Toshio Tsuchiya

Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

Kazuko Hamatsu

Self

Seiichi Hirai

Self

Harutaro Kagawa

Self

Juliet Hindell

Self

Ikuyo Hamatsu

Self

Jun Anzai

Self

Kenji Kondo

Self

Photo of Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Photo of Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Nasubi's Diary (voice)

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