• Director(s)

    Clair Titley

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    29/11/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Tomoaki Hamatsu, Jason Her, Toshio Tsuchiya

Film

The Contestant

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat

Featuring potentially upsetting scenes, this documentary examines the story of a Japanese comedian who, in 1998, accepted a bizarre 15-month test of endurance, unaware that it was being broadcast to the nation.…

Featuring potentially upsetting scenes, this documentary examines the story of a Japanese comedian who, in 1998, accepted a bizarre 15-month test of endurance, unaware that it was being broadcast to the nation.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

threat and horror

language

nudity

suicide and self-harm

rude humour

theme

violence

sex

  • Director(s)

    Clair Titley

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    29/11/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    91m

  • Cast

    Tomoaki Hamatsu, Jason Her, Toshio Tsuchiya

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat
Classified Date:
30/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MetFilm Distribution
threat and horror
Sequences feature footage of real natural disasters, including earthquakes and a tsunami. People are heard panicking as they are caught in an avalanche.
language
Infrequent bad language includes ‘shit’ and ‘God’.
nudity
A man goes naked for an extended period of time as part of a reality TV show, leading to occasional rear nudity, although his genitals are obscured.
suicide and self-harm
A person talks about experiencing deteriorating mental health and suicidal ideation during long periods of isolation.
rude humour
Mild rude humour includes brief references to the ‘eggplant’ emoji having become shorthand for ‘penis’.
theme
A man speaks about the deterioration of his mental and physical health and his feelings of loneliness and despair. Another scene contains references to school bullying.
disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat
Classified Date:
05/12/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Central City Media Ltd
threat and horror
Sequences feature footage of real natural disasters, including earthquakes and a tsunami. People are heard panicking as they are caught in an avalanche.
language
Infrequent bad language includes ‘shit’ and ‘God’.
nudity
A man goes naked for an extended period of time as part of a reality TV show, leading to occasional rear nudity, although his genitals are obscured.
suicide and self-harm
A person talks about experiencing deteriorating mental health and suicidal ideation during long periods of isolation.
rude humour
Mild rude humour includes brief references to the ‘eggplant’ emoji having become shorthand for ‘penis’.
theme
A man speaks about the deterioration of his mental and physical health and his feelings of loneliness and despair. Another scene contains references to school bullying.
Classified Date:
01/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MetFilm Distribution

  • Classified date

    30/10/2024

  • Language

    English