The Contestant

2023 6.9 (43 votes) 1h 31m

Official Website

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Misfits Entertainment
MRC

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte, Megumi Inman, Amit Dey

Director of Photography: Mikul Eriksson

Writer: Clair Titley

Director: Clair Titley

Top Cast

Nasubi

Self

Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Takehiro Hira

Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Videos

Official Trailer

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