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The Contestant

A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.

Director

Clair Titley

Year

Genre

documentary, biography

Box Office

N/A

Production

Misfits Entertainment,MRC

Awards

6 nominations

Homepage

https://www.hulu.com/movie/9487854c-fc3e-4e69-8124-388b0c9bd7da

Self

Tomoaki Hamatsu

Hirai

Self

Toshio Tsuchiya

Akiko Matsumoto

Harutaro Kagawa

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If you put what we're about to show you
in a movie, - The Contestant

If you put what we're about to show you in a movie,

[speaks Japanese] - The Contestant

[speaks Japanese]

The producers say,
he doesn't even know he's on television. - The Contestant

The producers say, he doesn't even know he's on te...

[♪ tense music playing] - The Contestant

[♪ tense music playing]

Hmm. - The Contestant

[crowd clamoring] - The Contestant

[crowd clamoring]

[♪ show theme music playing] - The Contestant

[♪ show theme music playing]

- [♪ thrilling music playing]
- [contestants screaming] - The Contestant

- [♪ thrilling music playing] - [contestants screaming]

[graphic beeps] - The Contestant

[graphic beeps]

[host] What does Tsuchiya the producer
say to these expectant participants? - The Contestant

[host] What does Tsuchiya the producer say to these expectan...

[speaks Japanese] - The Contestant

[speaks Japanese]

- [audience laughter]
- [Nasubi laughs] - The Contestant

- [audience laughter] - [Nasubi laughs]

[host]
He thinks he's used up all his luck. - The Contestant

[host] He thinks he's used up all his luck.

[host] A diary! - The Contestant

[host] A diary!

Nasubi was completely naked
so they had to cover up his genitalia - The Contestant

Nasubi was completely naked so they had to cover up his geni...

[audience laughter] - The Contestant

[audience laughter]

[sing-songy] - The Contestant

"My head is full of thoughts of food. - The Contestant

"My head is full of thoughts of food.

[host] Nasubi is intently writing
his application postcards. - The Contestant

[host] Nasubi is intently writing his application postcards.

[Nasubi]
"Oh, that's cruel! - The Contestant

[Nasubi] "Oh, that's cruel!

[applause] - The Contestant

- [squeals]
- [audience laughter] - The Contestant

- [squeals] - [audience laughter]

[host]
Could it be rice? - The Contestant

[host] Could it be rice?

[host]
Nasubi has noticed something. - The Contestant

[host] Nasubi has noticed something.

[Nasubi]
"Disgusting..." - The Contestant

[Nasubi] "Disgusting..."

[host]
And what's the result of this experiment? - The Contestant

[host] And what's the result of this experiment?

[audience exclaims] - The Contestant

[audience exclaims]

[chuckles] - The Contestant

[host] Nasubi does this week's
winning dance with sake. - The Contestant

[host] Nasubi does this week's winning dance with sake.

You just were rooting for him. - The Contestant

You just were rooting for him.

Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi... - The Contestant

Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi...

[host]
It's sake! - The Contestant

[host] It's sake!

[host]
He's going to eat it! - The Contestant

[host] He's going to eat it!

[crunching] - The Contestant

Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi... - The Contestant

Nasubi. Nasubi. Nasubi...

[Nasubi erratically singing] - The Contestant

[Nasubi erratically singing]

- [♪ music stops]
- [Nasubi muttering] - The Contestant

- [♪ music stops] - [Nasubi muttering]

[sighs] - The Contestant

- [thundering applause]
- [♪ intense music playing] - The Contestant

- [thundering applause] - [♪ intense music playing]

He has no food and he only wears clothes - The Contestant

He has no food and he only wears clothes

[reporter 1] The highlights of Nasubi's
life are broadcast once a week. - The Contestant

[reporter 1] The highlights of Nasubi's life are broadc...

[reporter 1] Videos of his life
and his diary are now bestsellers. - The Contestant

[reporter 1] Videos of his life and his diary are now bestse...

[speaks Japanese] - The Contestant

[speaks Japanese]

[♪ ominous music playing] - The Contestant

[♪ ominous music playing]

[host] But... - The Contestant

- [♪ vocalizing]
- [audience laughter] - The Contestant

- [♪ vocalizing] - [audience laughter]

[graphic beeps] - The Contestant

[graphic beeps]

[trembles] - The Contestant

- [popper pops]
- [audience laughter] - The Contestant

- [popper pops] - [audience laughter]

[squeals] - The Contestant

- [host] His clothes are being returned!
- [♪ fanfare music plays] - The Contestant

- [host] His clothes are being returned! - [♪ fanfare music ...

[host]
Wearing clothes, he travels by car. - The Contestant

[host] Wearing clothes, he travels by car.

[host] Nasubi gets a present of
Korean BBQ meat to celebrate his goal. - The Contestant

[host] Nasubi gets a present of Korean BBQ meat to celebrate...

[audience exclaims] - The Contestant

[audience exclaims]

[audience laughter] - The Contestant

[audience laughter]

[tape rewinding] - The Contestant

[tape rewinding]

[host] A Life in Prizes in Korea, go! - The Contestant

[host] A Life in Prizes in Korea, go!

[both] Aaaah?! - The Contestant

[♪ "Electro-Shock Blues" by Eels playing] - The Contestant

[♪ "Electro-Shock Blues" by Eels playing]

"I'm frantically staying alive
in this room. - The Contestant

"I'm frantically staying alive in this room.

[host] So then,
his goal changes to first class. - The Contestant

[host] So then, his goal changes to first class.

Ah! - The Contestant

[scoffs] - The Contestant

[Nasubi exhales sharply] - The Contestant

[Nasubi exhales sharply]

[mouths] - The Contestant

Oh! No, no, no! Ooh! - The Contestant

Oh! No, no, no! Ooh!

[cheering and applause] - The Contestant

[cheering and applause]

[audience laughs] - The Contestant

[audience laughs]

Uh... - The Contestant

Whoa... - The Contestant

[host] And the diaries in which Nasubi
got everything off his chest... - The Contestant

[host] And the diaries in which Nasubi got everything off hi...

They didn't know what I was gonna ask. - The Contestant

They didn't know what I was gonna ask.

[host] And that brings us to the end of
Denpa Shonen's Naked Special . - The Contestant

[host] And that brings us to the end of Denpa Shonen's ...

[indistinct chatter] - The Contestant

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter] - The Contestant

[indistinct chatter]

Nasubi! - The Contestant

[♪ taut, solemn music playing] - The Contestant

[♪ taut, solemn music playing]

[reporter] The Meteorological Agency
is issuing a tsunami warning - The Contestant

[reporter] The Meteorological Agency is issuing a tsunami wa...

The nuclear crisis
at the Fukushima plant today, - The Contestant

The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant today,

[♪ tense music playing] - The Contestant

[♪ tense music playing]

[rumbling] - The Contestant

[loud rumbling] - The Contestant

[loud rumbling]

- [tumbling]
- [screaming] - The Contestant

- [tumbling] - [screaming]

[muffled chatter] - The Contestant

[muffled chatter]

[speaking Japanese] - The Contestant

[speaking Japanese]

[♪ tense sting] - The Contestant

[♪ tense sting]

[wind howling] - The Contestant

[♪ "There will be love there"
by The Brilliant Green playing] - The Contestant

[♪ "There will be love there" by The Brilliant Gre...

♪ I believe ♪ - The Contestant

♪ I believe ♪

♪ Yeah, I believe ♪ - The Contestant

♪ Yeah, I believe ♪

The Contestant poster

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A Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Clair Titley

Writer: Clair Titley

Production: Misfits Entertainment,MRC

Genre: documentary, biography

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 02 May 2024

Awards: 6 nominations

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/movie/9487854c-fc3e-4e69-8124-388b0c9bd7da