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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)
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
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
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...
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Apr 9, 2024 · News. Trailers. ‘The Contestant’ Trailer: An Aspiring Comedian Becomes the Subject of a Stranger-Than-Fiction Surreal Experiment. The Hulu documentary revisits infamous Japanese reality TV...
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".