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The Contestant

2023
Directed byClair Titley
1h 31m

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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Seiichi HiraiSelf
Harutaro KagawaSelf
Juliet HindellSelf
Ikuyo HamatsuSelf
Jun AnzaiSelf
Kenji KondoSelf
Fred ArmisenDenpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.9

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