The Contestant
2023, Film, 90 min, Biography, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 68
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.
Directed by Clair Titley
Cast
- Toshio Tsuchiya as Self
- Nasubi as Self
- Kazuko Hamatsu as Self - Tomoaki Hamatsu's mother
- Seiichi Hirai as Self - Nasubi's manager
- Harutaro Kagawa as Self - director of reality show Denpa Shonen
- Juliet Hindell as Self
- Ikuyo Hamatsu as Self - Tomoaki Hamatsu's elder sister
- Jun Anzai as Self - Tomoaki Hamatsu's childhood friend
- Kenji Kondo as Self - mountain guide
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