The Contestant

The Contestant (2024)

The naked truth about the world's first reality star.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2024-11-29
  • User Rating: 4.7/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Misfits Entertainment
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Clair Titley
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Summary

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.

Is The Contestant on Disney Plus?

Yes! The movie The Contestant is now on Disney Plus in the countries listed below.

  • Nasubi

    as Self
  • Toshio Tsuchiya

    as Self
  • Fred Armisen

    as Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
  • Takehiro Hira

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