2023·Documentary·1h 31m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Clair Titley
japan
based on true story
naked
television broadcast
locked in
locked room
reality tv
locked inside
reality show
naked life
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Cast
Nasubi
Self
Toshio Tsuchiya
Self
Fred Armisen
Denpa Shonen Narrator (voice)
Takehiro Hira
Nasubi's Diary (voice)
Crew
Clair Titley
Director
Clair Titley
Writer
Rachel Meyrick
Editor
Katie Bryer
Editor
Mikul Eriksson
Director of Photography
Clair Titley
Executive Producer
Megumi Inman
Producer
Ian Bonhôte
Producer
Amit Dey
Producer
Nainita Desai
Score Engineer
Samuel J. Taylor
Assistant Editor
Peter Owen Brook
Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
189 reviews
DavidPRO
6.7★ · 11/11/24
This is what it felt like to be a consultant
This is what it felt like to be a consultant
7
Ben GivertzPRO
7.1★ · 11/10/24
Probably could have been a YouTube video, but the story is extremely fascinating. Pretty fucked up and is cool to have both Nasubi and the directors perspective here.
Probably could have been a YouTube video, but the story is extremely fascinating. Pretty fucked up and is cool to have both Nasubi and the directors perspective here.
2
2bri
Still probably one of my favourite docos I’ve seen, due to how insane and horrible the story is. It’s also just a really well made doco - especially having the poor guy it happened too and the evil man the created it being interviewed.
I just watched the second season of jury duty as well and despite it being a very light hearted show, and both of the guys it happened too fully embraced it, it still made me uneasy watching it and those guys just being lied to the whole time.
The two shows aren’t really comparable though as jury duty is not even close to being as messed up as this show was, but both the shows leave me feeling sorry for the guys being the subject and the attention of a show without fully knowing what they were a part of, I’m just glad all of them are good now haha
I just watched the second season of jury duty as well and despite it being a very light hearted show, and both of the guys it happened too fully embraced it, it still made me uneasy watching it and those guys just being lied to the whole time.
The two shows aren’t really comparable though as jury duty is not even close to being as messed up as this show was, but both the shows leave me feeling sorry for the guys being the subject and the attention of a show without fully knowing what they were a part of, I’m just glad all of them are good now haha
Still probably one of my favourite docos I’ve seen, due to how insane and horrible the story is. It’s also just a really well made doco - especially having the poor guy it happened too and the evil man the created it being interviewed.
I just watched the second season of jury duty as well and despite it being a very light hearted show, and both of the guys it happened too fully embraced it, it still made me uneasy watching it and those guys just being lied to the whole time.
The two shows aren’t really comparable though as jury duty is not even close to being as messed up as this show was, but both the shows leave me feeling sorry for the guys being the subject and the attention of a show without fully knowing what they were a part of, I’m just glad all of them are good now haha
I just watched the second season of jury duty as well and despite it being a very light hearted show, and both of the guys it happened too fully embraced it, it still made me uneasy watching it and those guys just being lied to the whole time.
The two shows aren’t really comparable though as jury duty is not even close to being as messed up as this show was, but both the shows leave me feeling sorry for the guys being the subject and the attention of a show without fully knowing what they were a part of, I’m just glad all of them are good now haha
peyton
7.0★ · 04/03/26
the walls falling and them waiting for his reaction is so dystopian. like literally he was just their entertainment toy and they were wondering why he wasnt putting on a show for them.
the walls falling and them waiting for his reaction is so dystopian. like literally he was just their entertainment toy and they were wondering why he wasnt putting on a show for them.
Kieran Battams
8.0★ · 01/19/26
A fascinating deep dive into the moral complications of reality tv and how far a producer is willing to go in inflicting cruelty for the sake of ratings and the entertainment of others.
It probably shouldn't have shocked me given the film never hides it, but seeing the emptiness behind a man's eyes when he discovers he's been used and manipulated to the point of being dehumanised for the first time and all the audience can do is laugh hysterically was a sickening display of how we get desensitised to what we see on TV.
But what is most extraordinary about Nasubi's story and what I will take away most from this is how despite being ground down to his lowest by human cruelty, he still used his new status not for personal gain but to evoke pure human kindness because that's somehow still what gives him purpose.
It probably shouldn't have shocked me given the film never hides it, but seeing the emptiness behind a man's eyes when he discovers he's been used and manipulated to the point of being dehumanised for the first time and all the audience can do is laugh hysterically was a sickening display of how we get desensitised to what we see on TV.
But what is most extraordinary about Nasubi's story and what I will take away most from this is how despite being ground down to his lowest by human cruelty, he still used his new status not for personal gain but to evoke pure human kindness because that's somehow still what gives him purpose.
A fascinating deep dive into the moral complications of reality tv and how far a producer is willing to go in inflicting cruelty for the sake of ratings and the entertainment of others.
It probably shouldn't have shocked me given the film never hides it, but seeing the emptiness behind a man's eyes when he discovers he's been used and manipulated to the point of being dehumanised for the first time and all the audience can do is laugh hysterically was a sickening display of how we get desensitised to what we see on TV.
But what is most extraordinary about Nasubi's story and what I will take away most from this is how despite being ground down to his lowest by human cruelty, he still used his new status not for personal gain but to evoke pure human kindness because that's somehow still what gives him purpose.
It probably shouldn't have shocked me given the film never hides it, but seeing the emptiness behind a man's eyes when he discovers he's been used and manipulated to the point of being dehumanised for the first time and all the audience can do is laugh hysterically was a sickening display of how we get desensitised to what we see on TV.
But what is most extraordinary about Nasubi's story and what I will take away most from this is how despite being ground down to his lowest by human cruelty, he still used his new status not for personal gain but to evoke pure human kindness because that's somehow still what gives him purpose.