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The Contestant

(2023)

September 8, 2023• 1h 31m
69%
TMDB Score

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.

Clair Titley

Director

Top Billed Cast

N

Nasubi

Self

TT

Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

KH

Kazuko Hamatsu

Self

SH

Seiichi Hirai

Self

HK

Harutaro Kagawa

Self

JH

Juliet Hindell

Self

IH

Ikuyo Hamatsu

Self

JA

Jun Anzai

Self

KK

Kenji Kondo

Self

FA

Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

Official Trailer

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