New documentary explores real-life "Truman Show" in Japan
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- In "The Truman Show," Jim Carrey's character, Truman, learns that his entire life is a lie and that he is the subject of a reality TV show. Before the film even hit theaters, a similar real-life scenario was taking place in Japan: Nasubi, a 22-year-old aspiring comedian, became an unwitting participant on a twisted reality show. A new documentary explores the show and its impact. Michelle Miller reports.
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I'm not even asking rhetorically. How was this even legal?
Probably this guy was still new in entertainment industry in Japan and if he didnt follow what the network said, he thought his acting career would have not even began. assuming they forcefully made him sign a waiver. He could have just opened the door and escape but mentally exhausted then under mind controlled by tv producers ? sad part of Japanese culture who follow the order.
Probably had him sign some tricky paperwork
It was in Japan. Sadly, many things in Asia that should be unethical and illegal aren't because there are not many laws to protect people from the wealthy and those who have the money to do whatever they want.
@@ngocdiemnguyen3914 I am Japanese and been in California since college for over 20 years so now I know how unethical and violating standard human rights for people who work at some companies in Japan. I really hope they will start accepting more migrants and stop monoculturalism and update people's rights.
@@Mansikkacakeそんなの求めてねーわ
They forget to mention - after winning the first time they treated him to a trip to South Korea, feeding him, taking him to amusement parks -> then blindfolded him and put him back in a room all over again until he had the money to fly home
That part just destroyed me
NOOOO
Oh, that's just terrible that they did that. He was just in his early 20s then.
What the hell
Stop it! Wtf
This was totally demoralizing and inhumane. These producers, showrunners, and creators should be ashamed of themselves
that is japan
They should be behind bars
I bet you use this attitude with everything you see online, going around being loud and mad acting all vigilant for likes and comments.
This was early 2000s at that time you got same show there in america😂😂😂
He didn’t walk out. That’s his own fault
Dude was kidnapped. He was a victim. This is crazy.
Dude could have walk out but didn’t. That’s his fault
Yea…he wasn’t forced to stay. He could have said he gave up at anytime. Go watch this documentary, it’s really good and Nasubi is an amazing person. What the producers did is messed up and inexcusable, however, the story of everything that happened and everything that transpired afterwords is truly amazing.
@@anon2414 If you have ever been in a traumatic or abusive environment, you know that you can “leave”…but often times the uncertainty of what comes after, or the feeling of pressure/repercussions keeps you in those situations. Yes he could’ve left, but who knows what the producers told him behind the scenes, and who knows the kinds of pressures and thoughts that Nasube had. It’s a very gross and deteriorating feeling, and most of the time the safest and most comfortable thing for a person to do is to just keep on going in their situation.
@@dogshake the only reason he gave was a simple “I was naked”
@@anon2414what would you have done? He literally was naked, and it legitimately is a punishable crime in Japan. hosting a show like this is gross, why blame him for participating when he never knew he would be left naked or that it would be broadcasted all the while. Victim blaming isn’t cute. So weird of you to be in every reply defending the unethical acts of the producers. They lied to him and the public, solely for profits. Do better.
The cruelty is appalling
that is japan
Stop commenting "that is japan" everywhere
Isn't this legally considered torture? How is everyone involved not in prison?
Because theres no force involved. He agreed to everything and could have left whenever
stockholm syndrome with a laugh track. Surprised a lawyer isn't interviewed. We shouldn't be left with this question!
Japanese
I do remember the show. Back then, I thought everyone on the show (Nasubi included) was acting according to the script. I didn't know that he was traumatized by the experience... I just feel sorry for him.
They keep saying that the audience saw clips of Nasubi. He was being live streamed 24/7. People could tune in whenever they wanted to see what Nasubi was doing. Homie was one of the first streamers without knowing it.
Check out Josh Harris, he actually was first. Doc is called we live in public :)
They at least could have been like the hunger games, and people watching could send him at least SOMETHING.😢
Wrong. I can say that coz I was watching Tv show called “Denpa Shonen” which featured Nasubi’s challenge. It’s a 30 mins weekly show and probably Nasubi’s part was 10-15 mins each week. Internet was not common back then and his challenge was not live streamed online(you couldn’t even do live stream back then).
@@BobSayG it was live streamed. Watch the Penguinz0 video on it called ‘Most Evil Livestream Ever’. Charlie even shows the website it was streamed on.
私は日本人ですが、この企画はまだインターネットが普及する前でしたので24時間ライブストリーミングは無かったですよ。
I wish he sued.. and then sued again!
I don’t think you understand how Japan works
Yeah …no stay in your bubble American
@@asuraXTCTons of lawsuits never go through in the US. And besides, suing would have been about justice for what he went through.
@@asuraXTCyou say with an American cartoon character as your pfp, smartest European.
I just listened to a podcast about this. It was horrible. Those producers should be in jail.
This is horrifying. How is that producer not in jail.
''Amazed someone could allow themselves to be controlled like that''.... WTF kind of response is that....
They didn't ALLOW themselves to be controlled you absolute psychopath, they were manipulated and coerced, left alone to catastrophise everything, their mind was probably slowly going mad.
There was nothing ALLOWING about it, it's a testament to the guys strength he bounced back and overcame more than almost any of us will ever undergo in terms of shame, fear and isolation.
There is no weakness in this man, just strength.
The manipulation and controlling tactics of media, combined with the trusting and kind nature of this man. DO NOT get the two of those mixed up, and DO NOT blame the poor guy.
Yeah what she said was mad weird like??? How do you interview this man, see all the evidence and yet STILL come to the conclusion that he was anything but a victim?? Smh
I think she’s referring to being in the room knowing the door was unlocked and he could just leave. It’s a horrible statement to make, I agree.
She doesn’t see him as human
Thank you for this comment! I was furious as soon as she said that. That’s practically victim blaming 101. She should throw her shame questions at the producer cus he’s the one whose behavior actually needs to be brought into question. I wish I knew the Japanese version of the B-word right about now.. ugh.
I didn't catch that line initially, and reading it now, I want to cry.
I'm surprised to see him being interviewed by one of the major national TV networks in the US. I am a Japanese, and clearly remember this TV program back in old days. I don't think it can possibly be broadcast now as even Japanese media are very sensitive to compliance these days. And yet, there are still too many childish, stupid TV programs in Japan.
いや、もっと過激な番組が必要だ。テレビがつまらなくなったとは、意識高い系の独善のせいだ
@@yattyuniWow chill bro
@@yattyuniあなたみたいに他の人の苦しみに笑える人はいらない
@@yattyuniYou bring shame to your fellow Japanese citizens.
@@yattyuni How can you say that? How can you think a tv show is more important than the dignity of the contestants?
The main producer making the specific rules to what he can and can't do, sounds like a legitimate psychopath. He didn't have any shame at all in that interview. Kinda scary actually when you think about it, that guy probably has a lot of power.
I isolated myself (depression) (loss) for 7 yrs. And i am not the same person. This is decades ago. And it forever affected me. Isolation is no joke. Torture
I used to be life of party. But even now i avoid people. I cant help it
This hit me when he talked about the loneliness. I have many friends, but I enjoy being alone.
I hear you! From coming out of major depressive. My anxiety has been crippling to the point I've agoraphobia now...
And rarely leave the house on to the shops a few doors away
So the door was unlocked the whole time?
He’s right. He would run onto the street naked, he would have to explain he was in a room living off of sweepstakes but the door was actually unlocked the whole time so it wasn’t a kidnapping or abuse in the traditional sense.
He’d be thrown in jail or they’d put him in a mental facility and throw away the keys. He really did have to stay.
It's so messed up. It was the first ever web Livestream 24/7
He should sue! Sue! Sue! Sue!
That was torture according to international law!
Not all cultures are sue-happy like Mericans
@@scottsmith8162so, this is not a America thing but a universal moral thing. Sue!
@@scottsmith8162 I get that, but it still feels like something that could be sued over. If he hadn't a clue what they were going to do, it seems like there could be a contract dispute that he could sue over. I mean, that's something a lot of countries have on the books.
@@scottsmith8162Listen Scotty, you may be pleased with the pain that normal people go through, but us sane citizens would hope this man got justice.
@@scottsmith8162smartest European
Movies like Truman Show, Moon and Castaway tests an individuals mental capacity, but this dude lived it in real life without any long term damage. Truly a remarkable person.
there is long term damage, it trauamtized him what are you talking about did you even watch the video
There most definitely long term damage
He’s looks like a human anime character, such a unique face.
A lot of them look like that 😂
@@C_aesar Who is them?
@@em.415Japanese people
i thought he was the yakuza with samurai sword from high low series 😮
His name, Nasubi, means eggplant in Japanese.
DUDE IS STRONG.
End of.
This breaks my heart. That is so sick.
We're lucky he's alive. We're lucky he's WELL.
This was as cold blooded as it comes, no hyperbole.
I cant help but cry for him. I'm glad he's doing well and also using his fame for good. What a guy!
I'm just so glad he's still alive now and didn't.. well you know. I can't imagine the PTSD from that.
Japanese game shows are weird and in a category of their own. Trust me this is just one level of this iceburg.
and oh btw he’s climbed mt everest 3x
I hope Nasubi finds peace and solace. Its quite unfortunate that this inhumanity still permeates the Japanese society today in many different forms but many Japanese people are silenced .
Hope the gentleman continues to do well. So many thoughts and questions.
To anyone in Japan who watched this, how did you and the country react to finding out he didn’t know he was being broadcast on TV?
I went to read their comments in another video in Japanese. Many said they didn’t know and now they feel sorry for them. But there are also some questionable comments like “because of current western ideology of righteousness, Tv is no longer fun” or “ I remember when he first won’t a bag of rice but had no way to cook with cause there were no rice cooker or cooking equipment lol” or “there were many more problematic western programs, why are the west trying to make Japan look bad” “this will forever be used as an evidence that Japan has no moral” and many others talking about some scene from the show and said it was nostalgia to them.
@@isomarulorsounds like 2ch nationalists are all in denial. Not surprised.
I m Japanese. I never watched this show because it was broadcasted at night when I was a kid but I knew about the show and Nasubi because he was popular. I think alot of the people including myself thought the show had a script and Nasubi was playing his roll🥲 Or at least was aware what he was going through. Really sad to see what was really going on. There were alot of crazy shows back in the days, glad those are gone. Nasubi should sue the TV company so more people become aware of the truth.
I went to read Japanese comments in another Japanese video talking about this documentary. I’m so surprised how many of them talked about how “it was the old day” “it won’t fly today but it’s 30 years ago”Many other western shows were also problematic back then. I can’t imagine anyone in my country would be able to laugh at this show 30 years ago. People will absolutely wanting to know if it’s real or not and wanting to know that’s he’s okay. Some people mentioned some scenes from the show like when Nasubi first won a bag of rice, he cried so much, then he realized he didn’t have any thing to cook the rice with in that room so he did many creative things to eat the raw rice 😢, reading that alone tears me up but the comment was ended with “lol” 😭 I really want to know what are the “problematic western programs” they are talking about cause I can’t think of anything so obviously illegal and upsetting as this.
Thank you for this.
Never knew people there had their equivalent of "eastern people have it/do worse"
True. American tv shows back then would make fun of fat people and not bat an eyelash
私は日本人ですが、当時の番組を知らない者です。炊飯器も無かったんだ。知らない人であっても、そんな姿を見たら本当に泣くぐらい悲しくなると思う。
当時の人は、自分達を正当化しようとして『昔はそういう時代だったんだよ』って片付けようとするのかな。
職場のおじいちゃんに『昔は風邪をひいてたり、熱があっても仕事に来ている人が褒められるような時代だった』と言われて、あり得ない時代だわ😅と思った。他の国の人も私と同じように思ってくれますよね？本当に昔の（実は今も？）日本はどうかしていますね。。。。
Dude climbed mount everest. He’s a trooper. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I would still be traumatized.
People can hardly fathom the complexity of the Japanese mind without experiencing it firsthand.
Does anyone feel like the British lady is also using him
Anyone who exposes exploitation publicly risks being exploitative or at least being seen that way.
British lady appears shady.
I remember watching a video documentary about him. I really can't believe they gaslit him into that hell.
“This American Life” just did a great piece on this last month
This man is my new hero
I hope he’s doing well now🙏❤
It's even worse that he was forced to be naked the whole time, including when he was revealed to a laughing, cheering live audience in such a confused and vulnerable state. It's a humiliating position to be in, especially because he wasn't aware of why people were laughing at him (they probably thought he was acting).
I was watching these back in the days. Bear in mind it was a quite cheap-made, 30 minutes show at 10PM Sunday (I still have some taped in my VHS haha.) And bear in mind it had a score of contestants throughout an almost decade long run. Most setups was the same: people crammed in apartments for months till accomplishing a certain task. But the most grueling ones were hitchihiking abroad (crossing over Africa, Asia and South-America. Everybody looked like a homeless in no time.) The most memorable imo was the group sent to Cambodia to contruct a road reaching Angkor Wat (some 90 Km.) Absolutely brutal and emotional. PS. They could quit any moment, which some did.
There were others like him?
@@heathweather5995 Yes. The show lasted for like a decade so a score of them. And I gotta say though Nasubi became really popular his task was the simpler ones. Others had way harder stuffs. I remember one guy pushing 40, he casually mentioned while auditioning for the show (the audition was taped too) he wanted to go to the Tokyo university but he was "too dumb." Then the evil producer thought "hum, that's a good material." And off they went putting him with a female private teacher to study day and night for like 10 months for the entrance exam. And it was fascinating to see a "dumb" guy who couldn't do basic math in the beginning getting better and better. Still he failed the exam so next season they switched to lesser universities and eventually he got into quite a prestigious one.
Breaks my heart every time I hear about what he went through!! I am so happy he is about to recover and heal!! All the people behind making that show should be arrested!!
This is so sad.
His story is insane and sad. I hope he is doing better in his life now
poor guy, this is beyond horrific what they did to him.
I urge us all to consider how we each may be allowing ourselves to be controlled in some way. Not necessarily physically (although K-12 education does represent the physical control of children), but controlled by expectations of our family or society or our culture, etc. So, this man's experience is actually analogous to a central issue for us all: becoming aware of the extent to which we each experience "control" by external forces even though we are not under lock and key and our lives are not necessarily at stake . . .
And notice that we refer to television "programming," which actually names its potential impact on us - that viewing TV programs and commercials "programs" us to think in certain ways, believe certain things and accept certain views of what is acceptable.
So, we can ask ourselves, what does our internal guidance tell us about what is right for us? meaningful to us? meant to be for us, regardless of whether it fits others?
Food for thought . . .
The musical score of the Truman show was written by Philip Glass
Dude looks like someone drew him
It’s crazy have how now people are just finding out about him 🤦🏾♂️
Didn’t comprehend the purpose of him being naked beyond the additional humiliation but clearly it served to keep him as a participant within the game. Still, 15 voluntary months of this - Unbelievable! Wondering if any of those Magazines were Japanese Playboy? 💦😜
I assume they wanted him to win clothes too but he didn’t manage to.
The more you humiliate a human the more submissive he becomes. It's almost a dehumanization
How did you manage to get such clear audio in this video?
I will never forget Nasubi!
We all need to protect this sweet, innocent man at all costs! This is so sad!
What he went through and survived was insane
I remember watching Nasubi on hulu, waaay back when it was new and free. It also introduced me to Gaki no Tsukai. I'm saddened it was rough on Nasubi, but i'll remember him the rest of my life.
Glad to see Nasubi climb back up from rock bottom and be in a position to be charitable in his home country. And i do hope that british lady isn't using him and fairly compensates him for the new documentary.
He knew. . .which makes this guy kinda scary now. He's too strong.
This is true depravity! Poor man was deeply exploited and suffered real life long trauma. As a mere viewer, I’m traumatized by what he went through; I can’t even bear to watch the documentary. This brief news segment exposing some of what this man was subjected to is triggering. So can you imagine how he feels and what he endured and the pain and agony that audiences didn’t even see or know about?! This is real horror. Solitary confinement and public humiliation. 15 months of this abuse he suffered alone in complete isolation. Naked and eating dog food to sustain himself. Forcing him to complete tedious mind numbing task to try to win food so he doesn’t starve to death all the while losing his grip on reality and physically, emotionally, and mentally suffering. His mental health in absolute decline. He went thru all that and more that we aren’t even aware of! So let that all sink in! At that rate, I’m surprised he didn’t have a mental breakdown or complete mental collapse! Humans are not built for this. There are lifelong repercussions this man has faced and will continue to face bc of this exploitative and abusive show. Every sick person involved on this dehumanizing, repulsive production should be fined, charged, and serve 3-5 years in prison for this man’s cruel imprisonment. For the sake of entertainment, they tortured and punished an innocent human being. I’m so hurt and sad for him. Mistreatment and abuse of a human being on a whole other level. It’s sickening and the inhumanity is shocking. If this were my loved one, I would be so devastated for them. He should sue the parent company, the show, executives, and producers responsible for this dehumanizing 15 month long broadcast of a man losing his hold on reality while he suffers a brutish fate of complete isolation and starvation all the while naked. What they did to this man is humiliation and violence on a grand, epic scale. The producers and individuals involved in this show are sick in the head and what they did is torture him for entertainment and money. They are responsible for his mental unraveling and painful demise during and after the show. This is beyond sick and cruel and truly unspeakable. How can they justify their actions? They deserve to be locked up for torturing the poor man.
Just watched it. It was really disturbing but he made the best of it.
Obviously the producers definitely weren’t the nicest guys in the world, but people seem to forget that it was all consensual, nasubi could’ve left whenever he wanted, he chose to be in there.
Nasubi is clearly an amazing human being.
Wow, that's pure insanity - duty of care seemed to be a myth.
Only japanese.... wow
Some editorial decisions in the reporting here. Nasubi was informed of all this beforehand and also the tv show only showed the highlights, but you could go online and watch him at any time you wanted during the 15 months. He was also allowed to quit whenever he wanted to. He wasn't being held against his will.
I heard this on a podcast
That the producers tortured him like this and that the audience laughed at his suffering
what’s wrong with them?
F--ing sick
👎
Wow this has been covered so in depth by so many places years ago 😅
dude thats insane
The thumbnail… He reminds me of a character from Disney’s original Mulan
This is crazy
As a Japanese I am really suprised this old famous tv show is on the oveseas media now. Back then, JP broadcast media had no morality at all. They wanted to do anything if they could get high viewer rate. Especially newcomer comedians or talents were treated very harsh because TV stations exploited their motivations to want to be famous, and I think this inmorality still extists in some extent.
Damn this was old, i remember seeing someone else cover this a while back
Nasubi says he started second doubting the thing a week in and yet continued this “contest” for a year and 3 months lol. Documentary is very interesting and idk how I didn’t know of this before and wasn’t bigger
It’s crazy because it’s kind of like what you saw in Squid Game. The contestants don’t know what they’re getting into, and are being watched by guards and celebrities, then decide to vote to leave only to be brought back. He was given a trip to an amusement park, food, then blindfolded and taken BACK to the tiny room to spend more time in. Sad.
that was a jacked-up story. You feel so sorry for the way the producers used that guy. Folks, people will use and abuse you to their own entertainment, please remember not to ever get desperate throughout your life.
i recommend this documentary. This thing blew my mind. His story is absolutely amazing.
Any lawsuit?
omg this is sooo the 8 show 😭
What in the world??
His demeanor is great! Ive gone thru alot aswell so many things dont phase me, like fast food messing my order of forgetting something. or on the road the whole “road rage” I have always felt that challenges build character. Stand strong and stand tall! Especially if your poor! Our honor is our worth. Manners Maketh Man!
Terrifying.
How did they convince him to get on another show
Damn he’s 48
Very resilient
Wasn't there a documentary about this before? I remember watching on youtube a long while ago
I saw this video and immediately went to try and find the same thing, please tell me if you find the original one.
He should sue them…
Yeah, that’s not how Japan works.
Why the long face?
Lol stop, was hoping I'd find it
OMG, I remember watching this show on YT years ago!
all the messed up things that have happen to him aside. this man has beautiful skin for a 48 year old.
Hey he played in 428: Shibuya Scrabble, great work btw
Even as this story is told here in the states they make it sound like he wasn't made to do this against his will. This guy from my understanding was psychologically tortured for months, and when the story comes here it almost feels like we're sensationalizing it the same way. It just reminds me of kidnapping somebody, making them rely on you as their captor, etc. It's honestly just sick and I'm not going to go into the details because it feels like that's exactly what happened to this man. To me it's wild people act like slavery ever ended.
the length of his face rivals cumberbatch’s
This poor guy. Terrible thing producers should've been jailed
This was not "a real-life Truman show". He signed up for the game show. He may not have known all the details, but he chose to be on the game show to advance his career. And then when he was on display 24/7, he was aware of it the whole time. There were some surprises, but it was never a secret.
Gee, heard about this guy from some other videos before the new documentary came out, definitely is surreal that the production staff saw nothing crazy from this
A lot of people don’t know this about this story, but during a really difficult time on the show. He talks to a stuffed animal seal and pretends it’s his friend and eats raw rice and sink water while crying in womens underwear. It’s actually equivalent to torture what this guy went through
This is literally nothing like the Truman show. This is a game show that this guy signed up to! There’s not one comparison to the Truman show
This was torture
Why ?
too many ads
He was an ambitious young comedian in the tv scene. The system works over there that young up and comers tv actors who are interesting get picked up and integrated into hugely successful shows, becoming huge rich celebrities. That was his goal. He knew this was part of a show that could get him fame and fortune, and it did. He was free to leave anytime. And nudity is not so terrifying over there. It is a bit embarrassing but people are often naked in social settings casually there. This is still traumatizing but he could leave anytime and quit. And he chose not too because he knew it was a huge challenging opportunity.
26年も前なのか。まあ確かに今思うとどうかと思う所はあるけど、そもそも日本の芸人文化が海外の人からは理解しにくいだろうな。