When I sat down to watch The Contestant, I anticipated an entertaining, perhaps quirky dive into Japan’s eccentric reality TV. Instead, I was met with a deeply human story that left me reflecting on vulnerability, resilience, and our collective fascination with spectacle.   At the heart of the film is Nasubi, a young man whose earnestness is almost painful to watch. Plucked from obscurity and thrust into a bizarre game show, he spends over a year isolated in a tiny…