Storyville - The Contestant A Storyville documentary that tells the true story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, who spent 15 months in a small room, naked, starving and alone, unaware he was being broadcast to millions of people on TV.

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Insane and compulsive study of reality TV cruelty. What a lovely man What an unpleasant world.
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[[ Ending ]] Air Rescue – Original Soundtrack (1992) (Sega Master System)

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In 1998 #TomoakiHamatsu appeared naked for over a year on Japanese TV. His nickname #Nasubi or “eggplant” was due to the shape of his face. Appropriately, he was censored with an eggplant. First known use of 🍆 to represent penis?

In 1998, a few months before the US gave us The Truman Show, Japan gave us A Life In Prizes.

Shocking, funny and humane, Clair Titley’s THE CONTESTANT, nominated for Best Documentary at #Raindance2024, is now in theatres in the UK and Ireland.

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The Contestant review – the cruelty of reality TV on show in one of its earliest manifestations Tomoaki Hamatsu was a sensation over the year he stayed alone in a single room amusing the camera, but this documentary is not as charming as it thinks

The Contestant review – the cruelty of reality TV on show in one of its earliest manifestations #Nasubi 🍆
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A ★★★ review of The Contestant (2023) 60/100 Forget about the people who concocted the show, forget about the people who consumed it, the most troubling thing about what this documentary chronicles is how a human being allowed this to be ...

My ★★★ review of The Contestant (2023) on @letterboxd
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The Contestant Review: The Real-Life Truman Show Clair Titley's film The Contestant is a deeply angering but safe re-telling of a harrowing programme in Japanese television.

"Although it is by no means an easy watch, this documentary is a fascinating time capsule into a craze that is as confounding as it is angering."

Read Cian's review of "real-life Truman Show" THE CONTESTANT, now on Hulu (US) & Nov 27-29 in UK cinemas!
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"Nasubi" The Contestant. #art #watercolor #sketchbook #fanart #nasubi #thecontestant