The Contestant

1h 31m
Documentary
6.8

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.

Cast

Nasubi
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Kazuko Hamatsu
Self
Seiichi Hirai
Self
Harutaro Kagawa
Self
Juliet Hindell
Self
Ikuyo Hamatsu
Self
Jun Anzai
Self
Kenji Kondo
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)

Crew

Josh Trebilcock
Archival Footage Coordinator
Clair Titley
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Rachel Meyrick
Editor
Katie Bryer
Editor
Peter Owen Brook
Assistant Editor
Edmund Stenson
Assistant Editor
Frederik Ribergaard
Assistant Editor
Samuel J. Taylor
Assistant Editor
Mikul Eriksson
Director of Photography
Andee Ryder
Producer
Ian Bonhôte
Producer
Megumi Inman
Producer
Amit Dey
Producer
Nikki Weston
Line Producer
Dorothea Gibbs
Line Producer
James Harper
Line Producer
Nancy Roberts
Production Assistant
Lily Ahree Siegel
Production Assistant
Jason Martine
Animation
Nainita Desai
Score Engineer
Sefi Carmel
Sound
Stephen Evans
Sound
Claire Freeman
Music Supervisor
Caroline Buxton
Translator

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