The Contestant
“The naked truth about the world's first reality star.”
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.
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Cast
11 people
Nasubi
Self
Known for
Kamen Rider
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Also in
We Love Television?
Kazuko Hamatsu
Self
Seiichi Hirai
Self
Harutaro Kagawa
Self
Juliet Hindell
Self
Ikuyo Hamatsu
Self
Jun Anzai
Self
Kenji Kondo
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Known for
Wednesday
Big Mouth
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)
Known for
Shōgun
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Clair Titley Director · Mikul Eriksson Cinematographer Katie Bryer Editor
United States release May 2, 2024 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Misfits Entertainment
Production
MRC
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2023
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · May 2, 2024
Digital · Hulu
Australia
June 7, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2023 · Theatrical
Germany
September 20, 2024 · Digital
Guam
May 2, 2024 · Digital · Hulu
India
October 27, 2023 · Premiere · Jio MAMI Film Festival
Israel
September 22, 2024 · Digital · Disney+
Puerto Rico
May 2, 2024 · Digital · Hulu
Singapore
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Disney+
South Korea
September 29, 2024 · Premiere · DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
U.S. Virgin Islands
May 2, 2024 · Digital · Hulu
United Kingdom
June 13, 2024 · Premiere · Sheffield DocFest
November 29, 2024 · Theatrical
December 30, 2024 · Digital
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