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The Contestant is a British documentary film directed by Clair Titley. It tells the story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known as Nasubi (なすび, "Eggplant"), as he starred in a 1998 Japanese reality TV show.
May 2, 2024 · The Contestant: Directed by Clair Titley. With Tomoaki Hamatsu, Jason Her, Toshio Tsuchiya, June Yoon. A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.
May 1, 2024 · This stunning documentary explores social media and reality TV through the story of Nasubi, the unwitting centerpiece of a cruel Japanese game show.
May 2, 2024 · Still, in the new Hulu documentary "The Contestant," director Clair Titely attempts to make sense of this bizarre entry in TV history by exploring it as a harbinger of things to come: the explosion of reality TV, live-streaming celebrities, and parasocial relationships with onscreen strangers.
May 2, 2024 · A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.
May 2, 2024 · In Hulu's new documentary The Contestant, now streaming, British filmmaker Clair Titley ( Britain's Oldest Stand Up, The British Woman on Death Row) revisits the 15 months that Nasubi spent...
1h 30m. 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...
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This true story of a Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing, prompts innumerable questions about our culture of oversharing.
Apr 9, 2024 · PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at the trailer for 'The Contestant,' a documentary that tells the true story of a Japanese man who unknowingly spent more than a year on national television.
The Contestant is 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.
