The Contestant

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

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.

1h 31m2023RTMDb 7.0

English

Crew and Cast

Clair Titley

Clair TitleyDirector

Nasubi

Toshio Tsuchiya

Toshio Tsuchiya

Harutaro Kagawa

Fred Armisen

Fred ArmisenDenpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro HiraNasubi's Diary (voice)

Storyline

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.

The Contestant poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 8 September 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 7.0 / 10 (64 votes)

Production

Director: Clair Titley
Writers: Clair Titley
Studios: Misfits Entertainment, MRC
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Japanese