The Contestant
Documentary • R • 2023 • 1 hr 31 min
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Nasubi, Toshio Tsuchiya, Kazuko Hamatsu, Seiichi Hirai, Harutaro Kagawa
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I love the director's exploration/narrative for this story. Fred Armisen perfect for his role. Moving & disturbing story. Stays with you.
Really interesting doc. I thought there would be more drama considering the topic, but it ends in a way you would've never expected.
Fascinating & disturbing. A man was basically tortured for the entertainment of millions -- I can't believe that showrunner isn't in prison.
A really captivating 2/3 with a “that’s nice” ending. Not bad by any means, just didn’t quite tie together the conclusion/growth imo.
Truly an extremely shocking story. Loses focus at the end, but 85% of this doc is fascinating and extremely bizarre.
Great documentary about testing the limits of mankind during the dawn of reality TV, and the kindness the contestant passed along afterwards
Pretty good. Has a really all over the place ending, but overall liked it.
I felt for this guy. He was traumatized for the sake of game show ratings. A “nice” documentary but the ending feels like an untied shoe.
An unbelievable documentary about an unbelievable reality show. I was moved by how good of a guy the subject seems to be.
Real-life Truman Show before The Truman show was a thing. Fucked up and fascinating story about a good man.
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