The Contestant
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
2023 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Clair Titley |
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| Writer: | Clair Titley |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 08, 2023 |
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| Director: | Clair Titley |
| Writer: | Clair Titley |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | japan, based on true story, naked, television broadcast, locked in, locked room, reality tv, locked inside, reality show, naked life |
| Production Companies | MRC, Misfits Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nasubi | Self |
| Toshio Tsuchiya | Self |
| Fred Armisen | Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice) |
| Takehiro Hira | Nasubi's Diary (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rachel Meyrick | Editor |
| Katie Bryer | Editor |
| Mikul Eriksson | Director of Photography |
| Nancy Roberts | Production Assistant |
| Dorothea Gibbs | Line Producer |
| Nikki Weston | Line Producer |
| Caroline Buxton | Translator |
| James Harper | Line Producer |
| Edmund Stenson | Assistant Editor |
| Samuel J. Taylor | Assistant Editor |
| Frederik Ribergaard | Assistant Editor |
| Josh Trebilcock | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Lily Ahree Siegel | Production Assistant |
| Peter Owen Brook | Assistant Editor |
| Claire Freeman | Music Supervisor |
| Clair Titley | Writer, Director |
| Nainita Desai | Score Engineer |
| Jason Martine | Animation |
| Sefi Carmel | Sound |
| Stephen Evans | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clair Titley | Executive Producer |
| Megumi Inman | Producer |
| Ian Bonhôte | Producer |
| Amit Dey | Producer |
| Andee Ryder | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 637 | 694 |