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    The Contestant

    2023 · Documentary · 1h 30m

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  1. Running time. 90 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Languages. English. Japanese. 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.

    • Clair Titley
    • 90 minutes
    • Megumi Inman
    • September 8, 2023 (TIFF)
  2. 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.

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    • Documentary
    • Clair Titley
    • 2023-09-15
  3. The Contestant | Rotten Tomatoes. TRAILER. List. Hulu. Watch The Contestant with a subscription on Hulu. A transfixing depiction of abject cruelty, The Contestant raises a series of...

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    • Documentary
    • Clair Titley
  4. May 1, 2024 · Amanda Bell May 1, 2024, 8:30 am. Comments. Disney. When Tomoaki Hamatsu aka Nasubi first auditioned for a game show run by famed Japanese producer Toshio Tsuchiya, he wanted to be a comedian. What...

  5. Being a reality TV star sounds fun... unless you're unaware you're on TV. Nasubi shares his shocking story on #TheContestantHulu, streaming May 2.SUBSCRIBE T...

    • Apr 9, 2024
    • 86.7K
    • Hulu
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  7. Apr 9, 2024 · News. Trailers. ‘The ContestantTrailer: An Aspiring Comedian Becomes the Subject of a Stranger-Than-Fiction Surreal Experiment. The Hulu documentary revisits infamous Japanese reality TV...

  8. Sep 8, 2023 · Clair Titley's film revisits the story of Nasubi, a man who was locked in a tiny apartment and forced to survive on prizes for over a year. The documentary reveals the horrors of "A Life in Prizes", a TV experiment that resembled "Oldboy" more than "The Real World".

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