The Contestant

6.9

91m

2023

Documentary

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.

Starring

Nasubi, Toshio Tsuchiya, Kazuko Hamatsu, Seiichi Hirai, Harutaro Kagawa, Juliet Hindell, Ikuyo Hamatsu, Jun Anzai, Kenji Kondo, Fred Armisen

Directed By

Clair Titley