The Contestant (2023)
1h 31m
Running Time
September 8, 2023Release Date
The Contestant (2023)
1h 31m
Running Time
September 8, 2023Release Date
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Contestant is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Hulu
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Nasubi
Self

Toshio Tsuchiya
Self

Jason Her
Hirai

Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Miki Yamashita
Akiko Matsumoto

Andee Ryder
Producer

Jason Martine
Animation

Megumi Inman
Producer

June Yoon
Harutaro Kagawa

Katie Bryer
Editor

Ian Bonhôte
Producer

Stephen Evans
Sound

Clair Titley
Executive Producer / Writer / Director

Sefi Carmel
Sound

Rachel Meyrick
Editor

Nainita Desai
Score Engineer

Mikul Eriksson
Director of Photography

Amit Dey
Producer

Nancy Roberts
Production Assistant

Dorothea Gibbs
Line Producer

Nikki Weston
Line Producer

Caroline Buxton
Translator

James Harper
Line Producer

Edmund Stenson
Assistant Editor

Samuel J. Taylor
Assistant Editor

Frederik Ribergaard
Assistant Editor

Josh Trebilcock
Archival Footage Coordinator

Lily Ahree Siegel
Production Assistant

Peter Owen Brook
Assistant Editor

Claire Freeman
Music Supervisor
Media.




Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 2023
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
reality show
japan
naked
television broadcast
locked in
locked room
reality television
locked inside
naked life
based on a true story
Wiki.
The Contestant is a 2023 British documentary film directed by Clair Titley. It tells the story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known as Nasubi (なすび, "Eggplant"), as he starred in a 1998 Japanese reality TV show.
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