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.
SubsCurrently 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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