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Movie poster: The Contestant (2023)
🎬 Movie

The Contestant

2023 · 91 min Documentary
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2023
Country United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre Documentary
Director Clair Titley
Runtime 91 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (54 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Director Clair Titley constructs a chilling narrative, relying on shocking archival footage and candid interviews with both the perpetrator and the victim. The film explores the mechanics of exploitation and the societal complicity that allowed it to happen.

What lingers after the credits is a profound discomfort about the price of entertainment and the voyeurism embedded in modern culture. A necessary, unsettling watch. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Clair Titley

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Best Watched

Watch alone, with minimal distractions, to fully absorb its disturbing power.

🎭 Cast

Nasubi

Nasubi

Self

Toshio Tsuchiya

Toshio Tsuchiya

Self

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Kazuko Hamatsu

Self

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Seiichi Hirai

Self

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Harutaro Kagawa

Self

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Juliet Hindell

Self

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Ikuyo Hamatsu

Self

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Jun Anzai

Self

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Kenji Kondo

Self

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)

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