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The Contestant(2023)
Status: Released
Date: 2023-09-08
69%
51 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
The naked truth about the world's first reality star.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Japanese.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Contestant
Top 10 Billed Cast
なすび
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Video Trailer The Contestant
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