Film
The Contestant
2023 · 1h 31m · Documentary
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 92%
- Metacritic
- 67
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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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Cast
Nasubi
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Kazuko Hamatsu
Self
Seiichi Hirai
Self
Harutaro Kagawa
Self
Juliet Hindell
Self
Ikuyo Hamatsu
Self
Jun Anzai
Self
Kenji Kondo
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)
Crew
- Clair TitleyExecutive Producer · Writer · Director
- Andee RyderProducer
- Megumi InmanProducer
- Ian BonhôteProducer
- Amit DeyProducer
- Mikul ErikssonDirector of Photography
- Rachel MeyrickEditor
- Katie BryerEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 8, 2023
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Documentary
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