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The British documentary film The Contestant featuring Nasubi who gained popularity through
the variety show ススムデンパ少年 and its segment デンパ少年的懸賞生活
will have its world premiere at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival next month.
デンパ少年的懸賞生活 was a 1998 segment themed
Can a person leave solely on prizes? Nasubi, a young comedian participated in an
official audition, was randomly selected blindfolded and taken to a small apartment
room where he was stripped naked to start a challenge. He could only leave the room once
the total amount of prizes he won reached 1 million yen. Over 15 months, Nasubi endured a
confinement prize-winning life, gradually losing his sanity and at times facing severe hunger.
He was unaware that his old deal was being broadcast nationwide, making him a celebrity
or that the diary he wrote during the challenge become a bestseller. This real-life story,
which can only be described as excessively extreme, has been covered on YouTube radio shows
and other international platforms. The film included interviews with Nasubi, the show's
producer Toshio Tsuchiya, and those close to them. It goes beyond its sensational surface to deliver a
moving story about the importance of human connections and questions the voyeuristic
relationship between people and the media.
The film is a compilation of the stories of Nasubi, a young comedian,
and his life as a voyeurist. The film is based on a novel by Toshio Tsuchiya,
which is based on a novel by Toshio Tsuchiya, which is based on a novel by Toshio Tsuchiya,
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Wow, did you watch the show at the time?
1998, when we were like 6 or 7
I remember a little bit
Yeah?
I've heard that Nasubi was eating dog food
I remember because it was shocking
I didn't know
So
He is now, you know, challenging the Hollywood movie or something
But it's actually his movie
Yeah
And like
And I know that this Japanese TV show like
Like a true true man show
Then for the 15 months
Yeah
Of his naked life in an apartment
It's like torturing him
Yeah
Like this story itself is really shocking
But when I watched the YouTube video
He looks not really sad or
I think he is a comedian so he makes it funnier
So it doesn't look like really serious problems but
But reality was like that, right?
He even became a PTSD from it
So
I don't know, he looked like having fun eating dog food
He had to do it
Yeah
In a happy way
But as an audience
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It's just TV show so people tend to think that he must eat something different
Like a human food
Yeah
Or he must have meals
Besides the TV show
This story became like this so it was reality
Right?
It's shocking
Yeah
But as an audience it's kind of
How can I say?
It's not a fraud but
Because we expected as an entertainment
And he has to be got security for the life
But he was actually in that apartment for 15 months
15 months is really long
Why naked though?
Why Japanese comedian loves to
Be naked?
Yes
Even Okinawan wedding too
People wanna take off their clothes
Why?
On the stage
Because it's
Only men does that
People think it's funny in Japan
To get naked?
I don't know
It's like painting something on their belly
Or just being naked
Is it funny?
It's not funny but it's
Thought funny
They think it's funny
But nowadays in the wedding they get naked still
Maybe women think it's not funny
But for men maybe they think it's funny
Because it's embarrassing and then they have to do it
In front of people
Only the men doesn't have a fit body
Can be funny
In naked
But is there
Just a regular men
Skinny men
He became hairy, thin
And not muscles
And be naked
It looks funny
It's not funny though
It's not funny but
But in reality
In our lives
At the wedding party
People get naked
But if that's muscular men
Then it's not funny?
It depends on how to do it
He was on the show in America
And the audience was
Like
What the fuck?
No, they were laughing about it
So it's funny
In international
I don't know
Hiding the important parts
Like a bowl or the table
I kind of get it
But just going to be naked
Like
Hiding their dicks
Kind of naked
Why?
It's not funny
They didn't use the mosaic
He was hiding by himself
But if he's lazy to hide it
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Then it's just show off on TV
But he had no choice
Probably Japanese people watching
Like a pity guy
Looking like weak
Like a bully spirit
Even though it's on TV
He didn't know
Like he didn't have anyone to talk with
That was the biggest
You know, stress for him
According to the YouTube
Why that much though?
All the producers' hentai level
It's like extreme
It's like a human experiment
Yeah, exactly
In a savage way
So he, Nasubi, wanted to be a comedian
Means wanted to be famous
He wasn't famous at the time
And before the audience
So he got the first chance to be
To be famous nationwide
So he must do it
From this, right?
He must entertain this
For audience and for himself
So he had to do it
When it's not recording
But he didn't know when it was not recorded
Really?
That sucks
I don't know the details
But I think it was written like that
If the producer or the team of the TV show protected him
Okay, this is the time you can have a relax
Maybe it's gonna be less funny
Probably
But it's good for him
He's healthy
So at the time
In 90s, Japanese TV show was a bit more
You know, like
Torturing
Like more harmless way to entertain people
Like at the Shimura Ken's TV show
Women was naked
All the boobs out on the TV
And we watch it
He had to exaggerate a bit
Because he couldn't get the percentage of the audience
At the time, that was normal
And you remember like a long haul?
Like when we were like 10 or something
Like normal people or normal couple
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Coming to the show
And how much the boyfriend can bear with
The girlfriend kissing with random ugly guys
There was something like that
If he can allow like 10 people
Like 10 ugly guys kissing their girlfriend
They can get like 1 million yen
If it's one person, then 10,000 yen
There were so many plans
Like I enjoy it
At that time
Because they have, you know
Constant
Okay, you know agreement, right?
There has to be agreement
I don't know
But now I'm thinking maybe
Japanese TV show team
Thinking is like kind of
Going to
In the grey zone
I don't know what they do
Behind the scene
Maybe there was no agreement
Sometimes
Because he didn't have agreement too, right?
Nasubi-san
He literally had no idea what's going on
So he must to proceed it
When I think about it
Japanese variety show back in the day
Was like way more funny I think
And interesting
Than the TV show is right now
But
Even now though
Make people funny
It is very difficult
Doing in a really peaceful way
But Japanese TV show really good at
Like kind of bullying people
And make it funny
I think so
Even now
I feel sorry for them
They still do it
They do a lot of peaceful pranks
From adults to kids
It's good that they can be like
Ha ha ha
It's like
Making people funny
Like Kuro-chan
She is funny
And creepy
But the other day
I saw her hanging on the ceiling
For 2 hours
In the studio
Until she wakes up
She was like
There is a comedian who looks like Kuro-chan
And she thinks she is dead
Like a test
Which is funny though
Because it's Kuro-chan
But when I start thinking
In a calm way
She might die
She is drinking alcohol
She is puking
If she really dies
What should I do?
I don't feel like I am watching that show
I enjoy watching it
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So I rate it
But sometimes
It's like
Is there really no broadcast accident?
Because they want to make it funny
It's very dangerous
Other TV shows
He is American
The celebrities
I see them everyday
Sometimes
I don't know
But I can tell
If they are trying too hard
They have to eat a lot
It's physically hard
But the way they do it
Has changed
In the past
Female comedians were fat
And not popular
But now
To be honest
From now on
I don't think it's funny
But why do you
Guys need to look
In a certain way
Like unpretty way
Maybe I think it's easier way
To entertain people
As a visual
And if
They want to entertain people
Through the
Talking
Telling stories
They need to improve their skills
I think that's why
It's not about power
Yeah but
Comedians became more talented
In Japan
They become MC
Even in the news
There are some
They are talented
Now
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If they are famous
And popular
They have more chance
To be in a TV show
So
In the beginning
They tend to
Work out
To become famous
So does Nasubi
Work out
That's why
They have
And they just try it
15 months is too long
You know
To maintain as a human
Mentality
He didn't have
Toothbrush
Because
He didn't get haircut
I don't know he
Could take a shower
But
After that he got
Prize
And then the producer
Gave him
A lot of
Food and money
After that
He had to go to Korea
For 3 months to do the same thing
And then he said yes
Then
He got the money again
I don't know it was enough for him
Or not
To make him satisfied
To do what he's done
But in a mentality
Of spending
12 months
Or something in Japan
And then the producer offered him
More 3 months in Korea
I think nobody
Could say no to him
As a producer in TV show
And he was nobody
Before doing that
And he had
No power to say no
Maybe like being on a TV
Is very difficult
At that time for him
He
Just doing this life
And he could be on a TV
And he could make money
Then maybe he do it
It was the only way
To spread his
Way to be famous
Or in the TV show
I think that's the most difficult part
That's why he doesn't sue
The TV show
He also appreciated
He's saying that he won't
Sue him or the producer
In a future
But
It happens
Everywhere in the
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This show business
Industry
Because
There was a famous
The
Boys group agency
The CEO has been
Raped all the guys
When they were
12 or 13 years old
They got famous or
They didn't get famous
But he fucked everyone
Celebrity industry
Always have this
Problem
Idols also
Have to sell their body
To make money
They are all
Lunatics
You know
So
Then the audience
Can be
Really
You know
Harsh to the people
Wanting to be famous
But you said yes, right?
You said fuck
So it's your fault
But you don't get the power
Balance in those
Reality
Then
You would say the different things
So
Doing a TV show
Making a TV program
Is to gain the number
Of page view
The viewing, right?
It's the right things to do
Make money
Make it
The TV program more popular
But
The lack of
Protecting
The people in the show
It's still in Japan
In the reality show
But what if
They said okay
Because they can make money out of it
And then they can be famous, right?
That's the
Toxic of
Showbiz
Industry
Nobody would understand
How to make it in a peaceful way
Because yeah
If I'm nobody
But I want to be famous
And they gave me
What Nasubi offered
People in power should know
That they are in charge
To protect people
But they are also using their
Advantages
You know, famous
So let's fuck
No, not saying let's fuck
Just fuck them
You know
In Johnny's case
I think people have different opinions
But
In a daily life
Women or men got raped
Situation
Like
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I can't believe that
All the people on social media
Got blamed
On the person who got raped
And I've seen all the time
It's your fault
Because of how you wear the clothes
Because you didn't say anything
You could run away
Are you fucking serious?
Like
Why people can't imagine
Lack of imagination
Even police officers don't work it
They always say
It's difficult to find the proof
Of the rape
So just give up
It's difficult to
Even just going to the police office
For the raping
Yeah, that the woman get raped
It's hard to go into the police
And they usually get
In Europe
The number of rape
Accidents is very high
Police officer always listen to the
The victim
It's decided
It's a protocol
It's easier to go to the police
You know
When we claim for the rape
Getting raped
We shouldn't get showered
Before going to the police
Because
There is evidence all my body
Should be
You can't think like that
With a normal mentality
You go to get the contraception
And shower first
And
A male police officer comes
And say it
Comfortably
Saying hey
To claim that they got raped
To a male police
It's impossible
No matter how nice the person is
And you get reproduced
I don't know
So
Everyone's mind
Is always
On the other side
I don't know the meaning
I think it's abroad
The mentality that
The woman thinks it's her fault
Plus Japanese mentality
It's like blaming them on themselves
Yeah
It's the worst
A society where the criminal
Is so high
People with power
Are naturally strong
So even if you don't say it
They won't say it
Because they are scared
I think this kind of power
Is possible in the US
But going back to
Nasubi situation
I don't know
It's good or negative
For him but he got famous
And now he's on the
British documentary
Because of it
Or thanks to it
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I don't know
He got advantages
From it
But we've been talking
TV program shows
Protected him
But if they protected him
Then it's not gonna be this
Documentary show
So it's like you know
Vice versa
It's not a head off
But the young people
Watch this and think
This TV is crazy
But he got famous anyway right?
So it's all good
If you interpret it like that
Nothing changes
So fame and power
Money and fame is a scary thing
Make people crazy
That's what I think
But now it's
That topic
Now right?
At that time it's not on the topic
Like people even don't talk about it
Yeah
It's scary
Yeah
I think there are more
Other than this show
There are more in the show
You know
Ito Shiori
He wrote a book
About what he did
He talked about it
He did a good job
But
Only in overseas
Seems like
I think it's very Japanese
Way of doing
It's not something I want to erase
I think it's because
The other person did it
But the people outside
They are living normally right?
They are living
They are continuing
That's not fair
That's why
This is
What?
Everyone
No matter male or female
We have to talk about it
The power balance
I think it's because of that
But recently
I don't look at the world
I look at social media
Why women
Harsh on women
That's what I feel
Because women
Are too harsh on women
It's scary
Are you guys unhappy?
That's why because you guys
Blame other women
That's what I think
Like what?
Huh?
Like what is the example of that?
About Ito Shiori
He is hitting
Women
Women in power
There are people who hit
And against that
Women blame women
It's your fault
You have a responsibility
There are people who want to say that
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A woman gave birth
I want to thank you
Against that
Have you ever thought about
The feelings of a woman who can't give birth?
That kind of woman
It's sarcastic
Even if it's sarcastic
Because it's sarcastic
Because it's abstract
Because it's social media
I don't know about their real gender
But women are more
Men
It's kind of hard to
Understand for men
They can't say anything
Out loud
That's true
But though
Women should support women
No?
Why are they all
Hitting each other?
But
It's like being bullied
By a female boss
Sensually
Maybe it's same as
Got DV at home
Okay so
Like
Wife
Has the reason why they got beaten
That kind of woman
Or
It's like
It's bad to be cheated
Yes yes
Of course
There must be a reason
But based on facts
It's bad to be cheated
And it's bad to be violent
Why can't everyone
Admit that?
I always think
There is a darkness
They are just
Complaining to others
In a daily life
It's the same
Even if you have female friends
I think you have
Your own darkness
Don't say it out loud
That's right
If you take a step back
It's no good
It's not my fault at all
But I can
Minami
I agree with you
But I think you have
Your own darkness
That's what you think
You have a brain
That's important
If you want to
Change the situation
That's right
If women or men
Who is in that situation
As an
Participant
They got blackout
They don't know where they stand
At that time
Maybe people around them
Or their friends
They must not
Blaming on them
Just analyze the situation
Then okay
You can sue them
Or you can say something to the police
You need to have more power
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To sue people, right?
They need a lot of power
For that
It's a reality
That makes you cry
It costs money
And time
If you just sleep on it
It's easier, peaceful
And then
I think Shiori Ito is amazing
She has a lot of energy
A lot of energy
But the reason
She can keep it
Is because of people overseas
That's why
In Shiori's example
She jumped over Japan
And people overseas
Pay attention to her
Even if they are
Normal people
If you and
Your boyfriend or girlfriend
Have a problem
You should ask
A third party
To analyze the situation
If it's not
You should do it
If you
Talk to Nasubi
It's kind of
Difficult
How did it become like this news
Or documentary
I think the producer found the show
Or they found
Their news
The movie producer
This reality show
Maybe their connection
There's some like
What?
There were other audiences overseas
And it started to be like
Isn't this crazy?
It's possible, yeah
But I wanna know
His first reaction
For that
We can watch
This movie though
It's still unplanned
There's going to be
Distribution in Japan
I don't know if it's because
It's not planned
Or because it's from overseas
I don't know
But I don't want to be
Discussed about this
There's a possibility
That Hinoko will appear
In other shows
But when she does
It's Japanese media
So I don't want to be
Discussed
Yeah
The audience
I
I still watch TV
Normally
I talk to my partner
She reacts
So good
Oh wow, really?
We should use it
She
Absorbed the commercial
In a good way
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As a mass produce
Mass audience
I tell her
Hey
That's an actor
There is
You know
A review
A commercial
I drink this
And the stairs go up everyday
And then
She says
They are actors
Not family
I'm like what?
It's better to look at it
With that kind of eyes
I think all of them are actors
Commercial wise
It's different from
Normal documentary
But NHK's non-fiction
Has audience
It's difficult to distinguish
It's fake or real
Documentary
We should
We should be skeptical
As an
Experiment
To see any media
Especially TV
If you are skeptical
You might think it's not interesting
But if you think it's interesting
I think
YouTube or Twitter
Is more real
That
Might be acting
But
Twitter is
Just a sentence
YouTubers
Become a TV star
It's part of TV now
Going to be a YouTuber
They got a lot of money
It's the same logic
Less rules to broadcast
YouTube
Less what?
Restrict
Restriction
But
About vaccine
Who got how much money
It's a mess
It's the same as TV
Super YouTubers
Level
So
With that kind of eyes
Parents and kids
Should watch
It's a world of
Products
People who are
Supposed to live a healthy life
YouTube
Is what we do
So I'm not worried
TV
If you are worried
You should worry
I don't know if it's okay
Audience literacy
It doesn't matter
If it's transmitted to the person
It's like
It's all accepted
It's interesting
It's not absorbed
The real laugh
In real life
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There is
It's not made
As an entertainment
Half
It's a production
If you don't enjoy
You can't go
It doesn't matter
Human rights
It's more serious
Something
I don't like shows that waste food
I know
There is a show that cuts meat
How many grams
I'm doing it at 12 o'clock
What's interesting
Like
Cutting meat
I don't throw it away
I think it's good to get meat and bake it
Eat a lot
Ordering a lot
I think it's a waste of food
It might be interesting
What's that
How to say
What's funny
What's funny
I don't feel the meaning
I think
Most of Japanese TV
Variety show
For them
Should be a kids
Or the people don't want to think about anything
Don't think about anything
It's easiest to watch
Because you can't think
Then
The dimension of laughter
It's not a continuation
For children
No matter what IQ level
If you don't feel like you can laugh
There may be situations
I've been in Japan all the time
So
Show a lot of eating
Something
I was surprised that a bug came out
Laugh
Yes
If you're not kind
You may not be able to see it
I love watching
World events
Incident
I love watching
I feel like
TV show
Increasing the criminals
Because they tell how to do it
Crime
Commit a crime
I feel a little bit
How to confine
Nasubi
I think a lot
The balance is difficult
Yes
How to
Commit a crime
How to open the key
Commit a suicide
You can search on Google
Something
That
How to stop
It's impossible
Something
But TV
Because it flows
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I think it's better to stop the report
Yes
Crime
It ends at 24 o'clock
It was a part of the production
Really?
What are you directing?
I'll catch you
It's a part of the production
Police officer is more
Great
In the world
I don't like it
They do some dirty things too
Police show is
Police PR
But you know TV mainly
It's by the government
I think it's good
Raising tax
Like from June
But why they don't broadcast more
I don't get the system
So I need to Google it
But most people don't Google it
I just saw it on Instagram
Somebody's story
They don't broadcast too much
So they're underestimating
Too much
But I did this
It's not voting
But before the election
I saw it
It's meaningless
It's not June
So what
What's gonna happen in July
I still don't get it
I still don't get it
The system that exists
They don't broadcast too much
And
Influencers
They don't broadcast
I heard it on the news
Watching TV
Any social media
Even your experience
If you feel
Something weird
Something
Iwakan
Then you should dig
Those information
And you should ask somebody else
Then you don't know
Like
As a
Objective
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Objective
If you dig too deep
You'll think it's normal
Right
That's true
I thought I'd be careful
But
That's hard to do in Japan
I know
You're brainwashed
Then people seem like we're weird
You know
People who are too suspicious
Weird
If you don't talk to them
You can't talk to them
It's hard to talk
You can't open up
I think
There are many people who don't want to think
Like
Conspiracy theory
In America
Everyone is interested
Maybe not everyone
Maybe 80%
Or they want to talk about
As an entertainment
Because it's funny
Or fun
But in Japan
Why are you watching
Those information
You're crazy
It's fun
It's serious
It's interesting
If this world line exists
You have to think
If Biden died
It was all AI
It's interesting to think
Leave the truth
In many scenarios
Let's look at the world
I don't know if it's true or not
I don't know
I watch TV
Maybe it's my family
But everyone is coming to auditions
I think
To talk to
One person
Is
Really difficult for me
Recently
I only have one thought
Just
Always about money, work
And real life
And they just trust
What they see
I know it's important to live in this society
But
It's not just only one option
That's what I feel
That's what I always talk about
We shouldn't
In just regular drinking parties
People tend to talk about
Those stuff
So I get tired of it
Sometimes
It doesn't matter
I don't have time
I don't have time
I want to have more fun
I think
Majority of people
Losing their eyes
To be curious
About what's going on in the world
Maybe they are
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But they want to believe
Certain people
Saying
I take this side
Let's post stories
We are against this war
Don't do it
But how much do you know
About the information in the background
Did you search it?
Did you talk about it?
You just saw it on the fucking social media
And be on one of them
Doesn't impact to the world
So what are you doing?
Recently
I'm really scared of
Watching social media
I'm scared because
The power is getting stronger
If I watch it like a TV
And imagine
There are people who believe it
I'm scared
I think there are
I don't know
They are too busy
With their daily life
They don't have time
To think about
What's going on
I'm sorry for them
But
The most important thing is to live
Waking up
To see the world
How to say?
It's not enlightenment
You are fully
Understand
Content
That you exist in the world
Enlightenment
If you do it
From there
People who are far away
The majority of the people
You can see it
So
Come closer
You can be happier
You can be more
Satisfied with your life
With just living
By
Not doing those
Chasing other things
It's not because of work
It's because
You are right in front of you
You are alive
You are here
That's what I think
Did you think you could say
Such a good thing from Nasubi?
I didn't
Thank you, Nasubi
I love us
Such a good thing
Human dignity
From Nasubi
It became dignity
But really
Japanese entertainment
Any kind of entertainment
Hollywood
It's too white
By the way
Asian woman is popular in the world
We are dating
That's the next topic
We talk about
Stay tuned
51:00
So
It would be interesting to hear
Various opinions
Various countries
Comedy
We wanna hear about
International comedy show
Like a TV show
How it works
Or the media
What kind of topic
It's funny
And then
Entertain audience
In the world
Maybe sense of humor is different
In countries
That's all for today
Bye bye
