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The Contestant

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

2023 6.9 91 min Documentary

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.

Available movie listing Catalogue updated 16 August 2026

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Status: Released
First released: 2023
Runtime: 91 minutes
Original language: EN

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Featured cast

Nasubi

Nasubi

Self

Toshio Tsuchiya

Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

Kazuko Hamatsu

Self

Seiichi Hirai

Self

Harutaro Kagawa

Self

Juliet Hindell

Self

Ikuyo Hamatsu

Self

Jun Anzai

Self

Kenji Kondo

Self

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

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