Movie
The Contestant
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
20231h 31m★ 6.9Documentary
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.
Director
- Clair Titley
Writers
- Clair Titley
Producers
- Andee Ryder
- Megumi Inman
- Ian Bonhôte
- Clair Titley · Executive Producer
- Amit Dey
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDBStream
Links go to the JustWatch page for The Contestant, where you can jump to each platform.
Top cast
Nasubi
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
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Kazuko Hamatsu
Self
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Seiichi Hirai
Self
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Harutaro Kagawa
Self
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Juliet Hindell
Self
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Ikuyo Hamatsu
Self
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Jun Anzai
Self
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Kenji Kondo
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)
