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The Contestant  (2023)
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.


6.8|8 Sept, 2023|91 min
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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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Keywords
japan
based on true story
naked
television broadcast
locked in
locked room
reality television
locked inside
reality show
naked life

Casts

Nasubi
Nasubi
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Crews

Andee Ryder
Andee Ryder
Producer
Rachel Meyrick
Rachel Meyrick
Editor
Katie Bryer
Katie Bryer
Editor
Clair Titley
Clair Titley
Executive Producer
Megumi Inman
Megumi Inman
Producer
Ian Bonhôte
Ian Bonhôte
Producer
Jason Martine
Animation
Sefi Carmel
Sound
Stephen Evans
Sound
Nainita Desai
Nainita Desai
Score Engineer
Mikul Eriksson
Mikul Eriksson
Director of Photography
Clair Titley
Clair Titley
Writer
Clair Titley
Clair Titley
Director
Amit Dey
Amit Dey
Producer
Dorothea Gibbs
Line Producer
James Harper
Line Producer
Nikki Weston
Line Producer
Nancy Roberts
Production Assistant
Lily Ahree Siegel
Production Assistant
Caroline Buxton
Translator
Edmund Stenson
Assistant Editor
Samuel J. Taylor
Assistant Editor
Peter Owen Brook
Assistant Editor
Frederik Ribergaard
Assistant Editor
Josh Trebilcock
Archival Footage Coordinator
Claire Freeman
Music Supervisor

Backdrops & Posters

Videos & Trailers