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The stranger-than-fiction true story of Tomoaki Hamatsu, known as Nasubi, who in 1998 was stripped naked, placed alone in a bare apartment, and tasked with winning everything he needed to survive through magazine sweepstakes. For fifteen months he had no idea he had become the most famous man in Japan, watched by over fifteen million viewers a week. A deeply unsettling and compelling examination of exploitation, endurance, and the birth of reality television. Has a 92% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Director: Clair Titley

Producer: Megumi Inman, Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte

Executive Producer: Andee Ryder, Ian Bonhôte, Clair Titley, Amit Dey

Editor: Rachel Meyrick & Katie Bryer

DOP: Mikul Villaluna Eriksson

Production Company: Misfits Entertainment / MRC