The Contestant

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat

Director(s)Clair Titley

Production year2023

Genre(s)Documentary

Approx. running minutes91m

CastTomoaki Hamatsu, Toshio Tsuchiya, Fred Armisen

The Contestant

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat

Featuring potentially upsetting scenes, this documentary examines the story of a Japanese comedian who, in 1998, accepte ...

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.

threat and horror

language

nudity

suicide and self-harm

rude humour

theme

violence

sex

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat

Classified Date:

30/10/2024

Version:

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:

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

MetFilm Distribution

Classified date05/12/2024

LanguageEnglish

threat and horror

language

nudity

suicide and self-harm

rude humour

theme

violence

sex

Director(s)Clair Titley

Production year2023

Genre(s)Documentary

Approx. running minutes91m

CastTomoaki Hamatsu, Toshio Tsuchiya, Fred Armisen

disturbing scenes, suicide references, moderate threat

Classified Date:

30/10/2024

Version:

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:

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:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

MetFilm Distribution

Classified date05/12/2024

LanguageEnglish