Reviews
The Contestant: a sobering look at one of the earliest and strangest chapters in reality TV history
Clair Titley’s short and shocking documentary tells the story of Hamatsu Tomoaki, who in 1998 was cast on a Japanese TV show to spend 15 months naked in an apartment, surviving on winnings from entering magazine contests.
By Jason Anderson
The Contestant: a sobering look at one of the earliest and strangest chapters in reality TV history