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The Contestant

The Contestant

2023Movie⏱️ 1h 30mTV-MA
DocumentaryBiography
7.2
IMDB Rating
3,866 votes

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.

Director
Clair Titley
Writers
N/A
Stars
Toshio Tsuchiya, Nasubi, Kazuko Hamatsu
Release Date
May 2, 2024
Language
English, Japanese
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 33
Reviews
📋 7.8K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top 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

💰 Box Office

$24,108
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Fukushima, Japan
Production
Misfits Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

magazineharbingerculturecomedianhulu

🎯 Categories

Crime DocumentaryBiographyDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Wtf
by xkdsy2024-05-04
8/10

"The creator of this show is a huge pile of S@&T, He thinks he was being clever and interesting and creating entertaining shows even though he was essentially being a bully torturing another man for profit. I still got the feeling that he thinks he's hot S@&T, and kind of wish that he would've gone to jail. The other creators that are filmed also are responsible for taking part. They have zero sympathy for their fellow man. They are essentially the bully on the schoolyard making money. I hope the contestant himself Has a very fulfilling life now. What a sad story, take advanta..."

📖 Synopsis

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.