The Contestant

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

The Contestant — 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.

• Release date
• September 8, 2023
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Clair Titley

The Contestant — Cast

Nasubi Self Toshio Tsuchiya Self

K

Kazuko Hamatsu Self

S

Seiichi Hirai Self

H

Harutaro Kagawa Self

J

Juliet Hindell Self

I

Ikuyo Hamatsu Self

J

Jun Anzai Self