well, the door was unlocked and he could have left any time and then sued them, but he didn't, he stayed and it was his decision, so he was not imprisoned. Lied to - yes, but not imprisoned
@yukasketch whether that’s true or not they deliberately put him through hell for greed, they changed the rules when they didn’t want to gravy train to run out so to put all the blame on him is disgusting from your pov
What is a simulated world, really? It's what whoever is in power tells you it is. He was told one thing while what was happening in reality was different. Likewise, Truman was conceived and born for television, and lied to about reality. It wasn't until Truman literally reached the end of his simulated world that he could walk away. And Truman tried to run so many times! I think both instances are criminal in that the men were manipulated, humiliated, and terrified into staying trapped. I wish we knew how Truman's life turned out 🥹
@@TheLemonaiden what pov you read in my comment is totally your interpretation. I stated a fact in the context of this video, did not blame him, you just interpreted it that way. He had a choice to leave sooner, he still was a victim though, I just don't agree he was imprisoned.
You have it backwards. Truman was imprisoned as he could never escape his simulation. This guy's door was never locked, lol Truman was a good guy. This guy in the video was a greedy person just wanting a material reward.
Funny you say that. He tried. They only gave him like $8,000 or $10,000 I believe. They did take into consideration that he truly didn't know the circumstances he was put through and his mental health was ruined. The producer never apologized for what he did to him publicly. Not to my knowledge. I do understand and speak enough Japanese to understand so that's what I got out of it.
This guy deserves ALL the compensation. Japan needs to declare him an national icon and give him a palace to live in for the rest of his life. He should never have to want for anything ever again. There are plenty of rich people in the world who don't have to work. The fact that we, as a species haven't gotten together and crowd-funded a 1%er lifestyle for this poor man is really a failure on our global society as a whole. Most rich people don't deserve to be as rich as they are. Meanwhile there's no amount of riches I would ever consider this man to be undeserving of after what was done to him for the entertainment of the masses 😳
@@jacla666 his life was destroyed, he deserves to be compensated and the producers should be punished. Plus you can't say it's just an "American thing" when Nintendo literally sues people for millions for modding their games
He chose not to sue, but he absolutely could have sued. There was no contract at all (reality TV in Japan was very early back then.) Because they took away his clothes, he couldn't escape for fear or being arrested and charged with indecent exposure. Due to the clothes issue, he'd have a very strong lawsuit despite the door being unlocked. "The door was unlocked the whole time" doesn't matter when the only alternative is being naked in public (both arrest and embarrassment.)
@@michelleh.3326 round 2 also was in another language. They got him to korea, started all atain by telling him his new goal is getting the equivalent of a flight ticket back home - which was line double or tripple the first amoubt but what they didnt calculate or let’s say excpect, how fast he has become so after another 6-7 months he reached his goal and they did the infamous final, where they got him in a box resembling the rooms from before (he automatically undressed, without tjem telling him to do so - i suspect bcuz atp he is so isolated & derealized/depersonalized, that this fame was alle he still knew) & did that infamous ceremony.. look into it, the look on his eyes.. like an absolute bewildered animal beeint intensely scared for their life
@@michelleh.3326 they took him to Korea to celebrate, then told him he had to earn a plane ticket back to Japan. And when he did it, they didn't tell him and kept him going so he could get business class, and at the end first class
The unveiling WAS the end. He was in a location that was found out by fans so they blindfolded moved him. After he won the challenge, they took him to another location and coerced him to do a new challenge by winning the amount for a plane ticket home through mail in sweepstakes. He'd gotten really good at it won that in a few months but again, instead of taking him home, they took him to another location and acted as if it was another challenge. That's when they brought down the walls to a studio filled with people while he was naked.
People who experience long term abuse are always asked “why did you allow that to happen/for so long?”. And as a victim it’s one of the most devastating questions to be asked because you want to leave or seek help but it’s not as easy as you think.
It’s impossible to understand, especially when the abuser directly makes threats and punishments for any attempts to leave or seek help. Every situation is different and there’s different obstacles to getting out for everyone, but the only thing that matters once you have freedom is to heal. People ask those questions to have a sense of control for themselves. I think it’s natural to wonder about these things from an outside perspective and imagine the situation, but it’s impossible to put yourself directly in the victim’s shoes and just makes absolutely no sense to ask the victim such an insensitive question and make insinuations.
It’s essentially like solitary confinement… most people start having mental issues occur in less than a few days. penguinz0 did a really nice cover of this story if anyone wants to see a “preview” of what he went through.
he didnt either. he went totally crazy, and he was like that for years after as well. its taken him decades to recover. even just wearing clothes was uncomfortable for him because he had spent to long without them.
My god imagine being naked and alone for 15 months and then the walls around you collapse outwards and there's an entire audience clapping for you. I would have died instantly.
They didn't bring it up but he actually won twice. The first time he was released he was brought back to another room and had to continue on for a few more months. That was true insanity for him.
I am Japanese. This program and this project were broadcast when I was a teenager. Even as a teenager, I felt sorry for the various comedians who were suffering on this TV program, and I couldn't laugh. I really wish that back then, it had been criticized overseas as "a terrible program that ignores human rights."
Im half and my mom always used to watch the variety shows. Even as a little kid it was weird to have the "im so fat" and "im so stupid" comedians. On one hand its cool that they can make a joke about themself but their whole identity was fat or stupid or both. Felt almost like they were being mean to themselves kakkowarai
It’s so weird to me that the producer doesn’t even seem to feel the least bit ashamed of what he did. He obviously knew it was wrong since he didn’t even let the audience in on it. Creepy.
That's the point of producers on reality TV . . . Most, if not all, are sociopaths. If you watch Unreal, it's fiction, but one of the writers was a reality TV show producer. Ever heard of Terrace House? The particupants there weren't really allowed to talk to each other unless it was in front of a camera. One of them committed suicide and supposedly producers were pressuring her love interest and her. Terrace House seemed more wholesome than other reality shows, but unfortunately, behind the scenes it wasn't.
whats worse is that he won the show, by winning more than 1 million yen and they gave him a amazing day in Korea food, clothes, amusement park, then they put him right back in a room and he had to win sweepstakes to AFFORD A PLANE TICKET BACK TO JAPAN
And they kept upgrading the class of his ticket back to Japan because he was winning so sweepstakes fast that the producers wanted to keep him for longer.
@@kookootrix1978 yeah he finished by winning the million yen but the show was so popular they continued and said nothing about it and moved him to korea also without telling him then continued
yup. He was so broken after that that when he won and they did the reveal show, they joked that he'd have to do it again and he just started to take his clothes off, no questions asked.
OMG! NASUBI!! I was watching the tv show back in the 90s. He was recently spotted in Noto Peninsula after the big earth quake hit on the new year's day. He was volunteering and helping people,,, without saying he is Nasubi. Great guy.
I'm the one who received Nasubi's helping and i actually met him after Tsunami happened. But i didn't know about his background what Nasubi has got something deeply traumatized his heart and a lot of things that he doesn't wanna feel. Despite under that circumstances he has been smiling all the time and then i thought he was the one who entertain us. I will never forget his helping and his lots of words that he made me smile when i was 6. I really proud of him.
The unethical aspects are that he was: 1) Made to get naked 2) Filmed and broadcast without his consent 3) Lied to about completing goals 4) And, unless I'm mistaken, saw none of the profits from his diary and adverts What people can't seem to wrap their head around is that he was free to leave at any point, so the room setup itself is far from the worst of it.
I watched a documentary about him. I remembered seeing a news report about Nasubi when I was younger. Everyone thought of him as a joke. Honestly, I wanted to cry while watching it. But he turned out to be such a hero. I'm so glad I watched it.
At least Truman had company, even if that company was all paid actors. Nasubi was practically a prisoner. Isolation is used in prisons a lot, since it messes with the mind. I am so heartbroken for him. How could people be so cruel?
Bruh this is the Japanese, you think all the cruelty they commited during the Ww2 just vanished , it's still ingrained in some of them. That being said not all are bad , just a few psychopaths .
Weird to victim-blame him to say 'how he let himself..." when he probably just signed the paperwork without reading, which we all do with terms and conditions. It's an experiment he hopefully was paid well for after the fact. As he put it, "traumatizing" which is good he is able to do something good, but still, yeesh, that sounds like a horrible experience.
He could have left or called for help at any time, so he let himself be controlled. No one was physically stopping him. And if you don't read the T&C, if you violate them and they're reasonable, you can only blame yourself. What they did to him was absolutely awful and they should all be ashamed and maybe prosecuted, but he was hardly innocent.
Japanese culture also played a part; to be agreeable and not "troubling" others with your own issues. I suspect he felt pressured by the director, the production team, the media, etc. as leaving would impact their lives.
To be fair it kind of sucks to overtly dramatize this and sensationalize the whole show as if its some kind of torture show just to sell this "tragic" documentary. The door was unlocked, and he had phone on the line just in case he wanted to give up. Not to mention he could've easily sabotaged the show just by acting distressed and refused to act in front of the camera, but he didn't give up, and continued being a funnyman in front of the camera because he was a stubborn comedian, and wanted to continue the challenge (despite it being started as a prank), which is something he admitted himself. The show did kind of go too far, and it did take advantage of Nasubi's willingness to be a star, but I also think the west sensationalizes this story a way too much to turn it into a real-life Hollywood drama, and cut out inconvenient parts like how Nasubi made up with the producer to a point they go out drinking together now.
I've always wanted to see this guy talk about what he went through. He honestly seems like a cool guy. I couldn't imagine being that vulnerable on live tv EVERY day.
This doesn't mention the fact that they didn't do it just once, but twice. The first time was the 1 million yen goal, the second time he was taken to Korea and had to earn enough through sweep stakes to get him back home. And they lied to him repeatedly because he got so good at it that he was blasting through the goals faster than they expected. The first goal was an economy ticket, which he achieved in I think less than a month. Then they made it business class, then first class, with the excuse of "it's what he would want". Then when they finally took him back home, they put him in that box that looked like the room (which naturally he stripped again), then the audience was revealed. All while on a live stream. I'm glad Nasubi has been able to move past that nearly 2 year long ordeal and use his experience to help others, but far out dude he needs some serious compensation because that's a large part of his life he'll never get back.
Nasubi has one of the strongest mentalities I’ve ever seen . Imagine being in his situation . Most people wouldn’t last and they definitely wouldn’t be able to be as positive as bro was .
I recall hearing about this guy from an episode of This American Life by NPR years ago. What they did to this man was wayyy beyond cruel. They literally broke him mentally on live TV.
@@obedrosario853 people want to see that he's okay now. People want confirmation that he has healed. I see nothing wrong with that. It's not coming from a nefarious place.
@@ericortega1745 good that you are fine on your own, every human are different and have different perspectives and experiences not everybody is perfect
Nasubi's situation is nothing like the Truman Show. The Truman Show is about a TV show about a man who has no clue that everything around him is fabricated and not the real world. Nasubi signed up for the show. He knew that it was a TV show. He just didn't know it was broadcast live. It's not like he was born in this space, like Truman.
When I was watching this TV program at that time, Nasubi suffered from malnutrition and was given intravenous drips many times over the past year and a half. That was so awful. I thought jail would be better because you could eat three times a day at least.
@@ME-jy8jk Japan had very strange, and sometimes even straight up inhumane game shows. They actually did try to protest after they found out where it was being filmed, but they moved him to a new location to escape the fans and protests
@@BarrackObamnaWhat do you mean voluntary? He didn't know any details about the show and he just knows that he will win a lot of money after it and he didn't know that he will get inhumane treatment through it. That moment for him is reall traumatizing knowing that you enter yourself in a torture.
6:57 this is the definition of a real man. he stuck his neck out and squashed his traumas and fears and he's moved on with life. good for you Nasubi. I salute you
you guys, never underestimate the spiritual strength of the Japanese people. They are ultra resilience. Nasubi gained fame and used his fame for many good cause. He was also a staple character in a famous weekly superhero show. Amazing person!
i grew up watching this, every week w/ my parents, and they're right, i'm just finding out now 20yr+ later that he didn't know. i feel disgusted and disgusting at the same time rn
Im from Quebec, Canada and the movie Louis 19 (1994) was the movie everyone thought The Truman Show stole their idea from. I feel very sorry for this man to have suffered such a horrible experience, much like animals in zoos, circuses, etc, just terrible.
Japan had some odd shows. I'm so happy Nasubi seems to be doing well now. I noticed nothing was mentioned of his relationship status so looks like at 48 years old he's single with no children...wouldn't surprise me if this reality show affected his approach to relationships.
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.
I’m so glad he seems to be emotionally recovering from such a traumatizing experience and helping others. A lot of healing can happen when you help others as well.
I’m so so glad he’s doing better now. I watched Brandon FM’s video on Nasubi and what he went to is truly horrifying. The video of his room collapsing and him seeing all those people still makes me emotional. I don’t even know how you begin to move on from a situation like this, but he did it!
It's even more devastating that even after that show ended, producers convinced him to endure the same thing all over again. This time it was in a foreign country, and his goal was to raise enough money to buy a plane ticket home.
How inhumane, I am surprised the director isn't sitting in jail right now. I guess since the door was unlocked it's not considered kidnapping or force, but psychologically this has to be something of that effect.
Omg that poor unfortunate man to go through such a traumatic public experience. 🥺 My heart goes out to him 💕 I wish him the best in life and constant healing 🙏🏾
This is a story from the same broadcasting station as Denpa Shonen, but a TV drama based on a popular manga was made, but the production team changed the storyline without permission, which caused trouble and led to the manga's original author committing suicide. Since then, the TV station and publisher have been slow to act, and the manga has been subjected to harsh criticism from fans and viewers.
This man is a legend. You understand, he’s a comedian and he asked to be a contestant, so when they say the door was unlocked, why didn’t he leave? HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE BIT. Bravo, sir. Bravo. What they did to you is inhumane and represents the worst of the worst of reality tv manipulation. But you have taken it ALL as fuel for the fire within. BRAVO
As a Japanese my self, I would say Japanese TV show was like UA-cam. People in Japan who wanted to do something crazy went to the Japanese tv industry.
I can see how that would become the case, what I find sickening is that the government in Japan allow this kind of thing for one, but also that Japanese people accepted it widely as a form of entertainment. Sorry if this is disrespectful to you, but from the outside Japanese culture appears extremely cruel.
Sometimes its so freaking weird and dystopian when some countries find a certain entertainment amusing and funny but other perspectives in different countries it’s obviously humane on so many levels.
I’m Japanese. This is a program when I was a teenager. To be honest, I wasn’t an enthusiastic watcher of this show, but I thought, “They’ve started a funny project.” I never thought about Nasubi’s human rights.They would also have been accused of being a “Fake” if he had “prize life” only in the parts on TV. They’re talking like the “over” event that happened almost 30 years ago, but nothing’s over or changed.The underlying values of Japanese society remain the same.People who are socially vulnerable or have no choice are more likely to suffer human rights violations.(And it still doesn’t matter for them. ) There are many situations where people who need welfare or someone’s help cannot live without selling their “human rights.” Such a people cannot afford court costs, so he or she cannot file a trial for defamation or damages. In addition, the weakest people in Japanese society are young women who are poor (or disabled).The way “young women” convert their human rights into money is through AV, sex and prostitution.That’s why many women in Japan are engaged in that kind of “industry.”
I’m a Japanese. I have never seen this show, but it was enough to make me sick. There are many shows in Japan that bully people to get laughs from the viewers, but I and people around me hate these things and don't watch any of them. Still, I am surprised to see such a show...
The show was about him surviving off only what he won in sweepstake prices. The show runners didn't tell him it was broadcasted everywhere and took literally everything from him before he started. The isolation along with starvation even in a short amount of time made it more difficult for him to make logical choices which is why one of the excuses he said he didn't leave was he was worried he would be arrested for being nude in pubic, expecting the show runners to toss him out with nothing (which from what I've heard probably wasn't far from the truth). Overtime he actually was getting to the goal faster then the showrunners expected so they literally bullied and manipulated him into believing he would get nothing unless the time was extended so he agreed. After that he had to basically start over which only further messed with his mental state. The show runners even extended this second run futher by saying he had to win the money to get back home, adding more to the goal by changing the price for the plane ride. After all that, the isolation, the starvation, the manipulation, bullying, and the extra time added he just broke down to the point where he accepted it as his new life because he literally didn't believe he had a choice. The final scene where he's revealed in front of an audience proves that because as soon as he was brought into a new room he stripped down without being told to. He was mentally and physically broken. The fact the show runners aren't in jail is beyond my understanding.
Yes this is messed up but now because he has been through adversity he is loved and even trusted to be a light and voice for us who are suffering without the producers and tv cameras!
It's not stealing because Nasubi himself is involved. Also, documentaries always have more information than a video essay or a video made by jesus himself do.
I didn't watch that show, but so many people around me were talking about Nasubi that time. That show was very popular .Now we start talking about the show again because of "The contestant". The most of the viewers in 90's thought that Nasubi was pretending to be isolated in the room. They thought that he had a normal life after each episode. About 20 years later we realize that it really happened . We are so shocked and feel sorry for Nasubi.
This was honestly far from being like the Truman show. Truman lived in a simulated world, this man was literally imprisoned while being recorded.
well, the door was unlocked and he could have left any time and then sued them, but he didn't, he stayed and it was his decision, so he was not imprisoned. Lied to - yes, but not imprisoned
@yukasketch whether that’s true or not they deliberately put him through hell for greed, they changed the rules when they didn’t want to gravy train to run out so to put all the blame on him is disgusting from your pov
What is a simulated world, really? It's what whoever is in power tells you it is. He was told one thing while what was happening in reality was different. Likewise, Truman was conceived and born for television, and lied to about reality. It wasn't until Truman literally reached the end of his simulated world that he could walk away.
And Truman tried to run so many times! I think both instances are criminal in that the men were manipulated, humiliated, and terrified into staying trapped.
I wish we knew how Truman's life turned out 🥹
@@TheLemonaiden what pov you read in my comment is totally your interpretation. I stated a fact in the context of this video, did not blame him, you just interpreted it that way. He had a choice to leave sooner, he still was a victim though, I just don't agree he was imprisoned.
You have it backwards. Truman was imprisoned as he could never escape his simulation. This guy's door was never locked, lol Truman was a good guy. This guy in the video was a greedy person just wanting a material reward.
This guy deserves serious financial compensation for the abuse they put him through.
American
In Japan, abuse is relative
Funny you say that. He tried. They only gave him like $8,000 or $10,000 I believe. They did take into consideration that he truly didn't know the circumstances he was put through and his mental health was ruined. The producer never apologized for what he did to him publicly. Not to my knowledge. I do understand and speak enough Japanese to understand so that's what I got out of it.
@jpoplover
I, too, understand Japanese but think you're misunderstood.
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@@DougieBarclay matcha 💚
Nasubi should be compensated. There should be a lawsuit for the mental anguish, physical health effects, and deception over the use of his image.
This guy deserves ALL the compensation. Japan needs to declare him an national icon and give him a palace to live in for the rest of his life. He should never have to want for anything ever again.
There are plenty of rich people in the world who don't have to work. The fact that we, as a species haven't gotten together and crowd-funded a 1%er lifestyle for this poor man is really a failure on our global society as a whole. Most rich people don't deserve to be as rich as they are. Meanwhile there's no amount of riches I would ever consider this man to be undeserving of after what was done to him for the entertainment of the masses 😳
@@jacla666 his life was destroyed, he deserves to be compensated and the producers should be punished. Plus you can't say it's just an "American thing" when Nintendo literally sues people for millions for modding their games
@@jacla666 Why do you think abuse is ok?
@@jacla666 It's not a uniquely American thing, there are some giant lawsuits in Japan as well
He chose not to sue, but he absolutely could have sued. There was no contract at all (reality TV in Japan was very early back then.) Because they took away his clothes, he couldn't escape for fear or being arrested and charged with indecent exposure. Due to the clothes issue, he'd have a very strong lawsuit despite the door being unlocked. "The door was unlocked the whole time" doesn't matter when the only alternative is being naked in public (both arrest and embarrassment.)
You’re missing a major part; unveiling him after a year wasn’t the end, they took him to another location and did it all again
What?! That’s horrible 😞
@@michelleh.3326 round 2 also was in another language. They got him to korea, started all atain by telling him his new goal is getting the equivalent of a flight ticket back home - which was line double or tripple the first amoubt but what they didnt calculate or let’s say excpect, how fast he has become so after another 6-7 months he reached his goal and they did the infamous final, where they got him in a box resembling the rooms from before (he automatically undressed, without tjem telling him to do so - i suspect bcuz atp he is so isolated & derealized/depersonalized, that this fame was alle he still knew) & did that infamous ceremony.. look into it, the look on his eyes.. like an absolute bewildered animal beeint intensely scared for their life
@@michelleh.3326 they took him to Korea to celebrate, then told him he had to earn a plane ticket back to Japan. And when he did it, they didn't tell him and kept him going so he could get business class, and at the end first class
No, the unveiling was after all the moves
The unveiling WAS the end. He was in a location that was found out by fans so they blindfolded moved him. After he won the challenge, they took him to another location and coerced him to do a new challenge by winning the amount for a plane ticket home through mail in sweepstakes. He'd gotten really good at it won that in a few months but again, instead of taking him home, they took him to another location and acted as if it was another challenge. That's when they brought down the walls to a studio filled with people while he was naked.
People who experience long term abuse are always asked “why did you allow that to happen/for so long?”. And as a victim it’s one of the most devastating questions to be asked because you want to leave or seek help but it’s not as easy as you think.
It’s impossible to understand, especially when the abuser directly makes threats and punishments for any attempts to leave or seek help.
Every situation is different and there’s different obstacles to getting out for everyone, but the only thing that matters once you have freedom is to heal.
People ask those questions to have a sense of control for themselves. I think it’s natural to wonder about these things from an outside perspective and imagine the situation, but it’s impossible to put yourself directly in the victim’s shoes and just makes absolutely no sense to ask the victim such an insensitive question and make insinuations.
Thats not the same thing at all. This isn't a toxic relationship, it's a dude willingly staying in a room naked, starving, lonely, for over a year.
It’s incredible that the word abuse wasn’t mentioned once but the parallels in their language were so obvious
Mentally, he's a strong person. There's no way I can last more than a year like that.
I don't think anyone can last more than 2 weeks like that tbh.
I can
@@OcnarfPro Alright edgelord, we get it.
It’s essentially like solitary confinement… most people start having mental issues occur in less than a few days.
penguinz0 did a really nice cover of this story if anyone wants to see a “preview” of what he went through.
he didnt either. he went totally crazy, and he was like that for years after as well. its taken him decades to recover. even just wearing clothes was uncomfortable for him because he had spent to long without them.
My god imagine being naked and alone for 15 months and then the walls around you collapse outwards and there's an entire audience clapping for you. I would have died instantly.
Brooo 😭😭
My heart would shutdown 🫥
I feel my brain would snap like a living hallucination or a bad trip.
they way you said it made it sound funny though... is it supposed to be funny????
They didn't bring it up but he actually won twice. The first time he was released he was brought back to another room and had to continue on for a few more months. That was true insanity for him.
I am Japanese.
This program and this project were broadcast when I was a teenager.
Even as a teenager, I felt sorry for the various comedians who were suffering on this TV program, and I couldn't laugh.
I really wish that back then, it had been criticized overseas as "a terrible program that ignores human rights."
Im half and my mom always used to watch the variety shows. Even as a little kid it was weird to have the "im so fat" and "im so stupid" comedians. On one hand its cool that they can make a joke about themself but their whole identity was fat or stupid or both. Felt almost like they were being mean to themselves kakkowarai
I think some of it was, it just never gained wide spread attention. The BBC had a woman covering the show, she's even in the doc.
@valerieamy3806 Do you think today's Japan would recognize this show was ignoring human rights?
@@madeoutofglue of course
What in the world
His face when the walls dropped revealing the audience was heartbreaking. All this suffering for others' entertainment.
He looks so bewildered
He looked like a animal in a cage
Japan: Psychological Warfare Masters 😅
What a strange world right?
Just off-context: this guy has such an interesting, classic old world Japanese face. Wow. Rare these days.
I believe it’s the indigenous northern Japanese phenotype.
Pretty uncommon
ikr he looks like a samurai
True
He has a hopeful, contagious epic smile 😊
@@Maverick911011yea he got that long face like samurai on japanese art
It’s so weird to me that the producer doesn’t even seem to feel the least bit ashamed of what he did. He obviously knew it was wrong since he didn’t even let the audience in on it. Creepy.
That's the point of producers on reality TV . . . Most, if not all, are sociopaths. If you watch Unreal, it's fiction, but one of the writers was a reality TV show producer. Ever heard of Terrace House? The particupants there weren't really allowed to talk to each other unless it was in front of a camera. One of them committed suicide and supposedly producers were pressuring her love interest and her. Terrace House seemed more wholesome than other reality shows, but unfortunately, behind the scenes it wasn't.
@@dffndjdjd I don’t buy it.
@@sfong9633 There are people who commit suicide even on American reality TV shows.
@@dr.OZ8934 People all over the world have done suicide. I'm American (but don't watch much reality TV). What's your point?
He is actually one of the most famous one like he was Harvey winestein in Japanese TV industry. His name is Toshio Tsuchiya.
Forget Truman show, this is real life Oldboy
Old boy slaps
Please only watch the Korean version
@@Andrew52_52 oh yeah I forgot didn't spike lee make some crappy remake. never bothered to watch I imagine it was horrible.
Oldboy is originally a Japanese manga
Where is his daughter?????
This dude has literally climbed Mt Everest as well. Talk about resilient. What they did to him was f'd up
It was voluntarily he could leave anytime he wanted.
really omg!!!!!!
Everest really isn't hard anymore, like a guided walk, the show was much worse
@@gordonfrimann246???
They said he climbed it three times 🤯
This is actually horrific
whats worse is that he won the show, by winning more than 1 million yen and they gave him a amazing day in Korea food, clothes, amusement park, then they put him right back in a room and he had to win sweepstakes to AFFORD A PLANE TICKET BACK TO JAPAN
😂
And they kept upgrading the class of his ticket back to Japan because he was winning so sweepstakes fast that the producers wanted to keep him for longer.
That was inhumane.
@@digiton115 you live in fantasy world
@@tuckerbugeater Who hurt you? Was it your father? No.... Your mother, huh?
You watched it
Tell me what makes this different than some of Mr beast challenges?
Specific instructions and a clear endpoint, also clothes…
It was straight up torture.
I hope the documentary showed the 2nd part of his ordeal; he was shipped to Korea and repeated the horror, but in a foreign language.
Whaaaat??!
Yes that's part of the documentary!
@@kookootrix1978 yeah he finished by winning the million yen but the show was so popular they continued and said nothing about it and moved him to korea also without telling him then continued
yup. He was so broken after that that when he won and they did the reveal show, they joked that he'd have to do it again and he just started to take his clothes off, no questions asked.
Yes 👍 ..after he won ...they made him do it for another year !! That's two years total !!
あの時のあの番組は今じゃ出来ないですよね…箱に人間閉じ込めて道に放置とか…
なすびは懸賞生活より、災害地復興にいつも全力で頭さがります。なすびありがとう！
OMG! NASUBI!! I was watching the tv show back in the 90s. He was recently spotted in Noto Peninsula after the big earth quake hit on the new year's day. He was volunteering and helping people,,, without saying he is Nasubi. Great guy.
What they did to that guy was kinda, sorta, really super effed up.
That was the 90s and actually, every decade before. Just saying. We lived thru some super effed up sh!t.
Also this is old news
Super duper dude
@jasondaniels640 effed up stuff happens nowadays more then ever. The 90s was a better time when criminals actually got charged and not just released
You think so. ? Wow thanking you for staring the obvious an amazing contribution
I'm crying. It's like the whole world played a cruel joke on him. I'm so glad he's gotten through it!
Why crying? Thanks to this show he’s got so famous still to this day.
@@ektherising retigga
@@ektherisingTrust he would rather not be famous if this is the way to
@N0vame7 right? It's such a childish reaction to think being famous is even worth it. I wouldn't want it if given the choice.
Pretty sad life to allow a video on UA-cam to cause such a reaction
I'm the one who received Nasubi's helping and i actually met him after Tsunami happened. But i didn't know about his background what Nasubi has got something deeply traumatized his heart and a lot of things that he doesn't wanna feel. Despite under that circumstances he has been smiling all the time and then i thought he was the one who entertain us. I will never forget his helping and his lots of words that he made me smile when i was 6.
I really proud of him.
The unethical aspects are that he was:
1) Made to get naked
2) Filmed and broadcast without his consent
3) Lied to about completing goals
4) And, unless I'm mistaken, saw none of the profits from his diary and adverts
What people can't seem to wrap their head around is that he was free to leave at any point, so the room setup itself is far from the worst of it.
I watched a documentary about him. I remembered seeing a news report about Nasubi when I was younger. Everyone thought of him as a joke. Honestly, I wanted to cry while watching it. But he turned out to be such a hero. I'm so glad I watched it.
At least Truman had company, even if that company was all paid actors. Nasubi was practically a prisoner. Isolation is used in prisons a lot, since it messes with the mind. I am so heartbroken for him. How could people be so cruel?
no, he had absolutely no company with him. just a camera.
@@jellofruit1673 What do you mean "no"? You just agreed with me that Nasubi had no company lol.
@@Kingdom_Of_Dreams lol im sorry, i misread
Bruh this is the Japanese, you think all the cruelty they commited during the Ww2 just vanished , it's still ingrained in some of them. That being said not all are bad , just a few psychopaths .
My guy is genuinely a good person.
Yup. Despite the hell he went through, he came out the other side and found some happiness for a change.
This was sick and twisted. I can't believe it was legal and actually broadcast. Nasubi deserved better.
なすびをCBSで見る日が来るとは。
当時の製作者の謝罪を受け入れたそうですが、そこに至るまでの彼の心境を見るに相当抱え込んでいたのだと感じます。
無名だからこそ彼自身で辞める選択はできそうなものだけど、
洋服もなく軟禁状態だったという事なのかな？
He's such a beautiful soul.
This shows how Humanity can be very cruel when it comes to Entertainment.
Exactly
Sad but true unfortunately
humanity is extremely cruel. 'animal' isn't an insult, 'human' is.
More like self gain
Weird to victim-blame him to say 'how he let himself..." when he probably just signed the paperwork without reading, which we all do with terms and conditions. It's an experiment he hopefully was paid well for after the fact. As he put it, "traumatizing" which is good he is able to do something good, but still, yeesh, that sounds like a horrible experience.
He could have left or called for help at any time, so he let himself be controlled. No one was physically stopping him. And if you don't read the T&C, if you violate them and they're reasonable, you can only blame yourself.
What they did to him was absolutely awful and they should all be ashamed and maybe prosecuted, but he was hardly innocent.
Japanese culture also played a part; to be agreeable and not "troubling" others with your own issues. I suspect he felt pressured by the director, the production team, the media, etc. as leaving would impact their lives.
To be fair it kind of sucks to overtly dramatize this and sensationalize the whole show as if its some kind of torture show just to sell this "tragic" documentary. The door was unlocked, and he had phone on the line just in case he wanted to give up. Not to mention he could've easily sabotaged the show just by acting distressed and refused to act in front of the camera, but he didn't give up, and continued being a funnyman in front of the camera because he was a stubborn comedian, and wanted to continue the challenge (despite it being started as a prank), which is something he admitted himself.
The show did kind of go too far, and it did take advantage of Nasubi's willingness to be a star, but I also think the west sensationalizes this story a way too much to turn it into a real-life Hollywood drama, and cut out inconvenient parts like how Nasubi made up with the producer to a point they go out drinking together now.
@@primarybufferpanel9939 Japanese culture is the key here.
Most Asian cultures are like this TBH.
I've always wanted to see this guy talk about what he went through. He honestly seems like a cool guy. I couldn't imagine being that vulnerable on live tv EVERY day.
This doesn't mention the fact that they didn't do it just once, but twice. The first time was the 1 million yen goal, the second time he was taken to Korea and had to earn enough through sweep stakes to get him back home. And they lied to him repeatedly because he got so good at it that he was blasting through the goals faster than they expected. The first goal was an economy ticket, which he achieved in I think less than a month. Then they made it business class, then first class, with the excuse of "it's what he would want". Then when they finally took him back home, they put him in that box that looked like the room (which naturally he stripped again), then the audience was revealed. All while on a live stream.
I'm glad Nasubi has been able to move past that nearly 2 year long ordeal and use his experience to help others, but far out dude he needs some serious compensation because that's a large part of his life he'll never get back.
I love that his story is finally being told to the world. He suffered quite a lot during the show, and I respect him for going to the interview.
Nasubi has one of the strongest mentalities I’ve ever seen . Imagine being in his situation . Most people wouldn’t last and they definitely wouldn’t be able to be as positive as bro was .
I recall hearing about this guy from an episode of This American Life by NPR years ago. What they did to this man was wayyy beyond cruel. They literally broke him mentally on live TV.
Yo the same thing toi
How anyone could find this entertaining is absolutely soul crushing to me. How?????
So what about people entertained by the documentary?
@@obedrosario853 people want to see that he's okay now. People want confirmation that he has healed. I see nothing wrong with that. It's not coming from a nefarious place.
Japan 🤷♀️
They didn't know that it was against his will.
Easy, people worried and were sad for him when he didn't get anything, and they got excited and happy when he got good prizes.
I'm so glad to see Nasubi is still alive and kicking, despite what he was put through.
The size of the lawsuit should be enormous
He went through years and years therapy after it was finally over.
I didn't go through therapy. I had 5 years probation from 13 to 18.
@@ericortega1745are you THE Nasubi?!?!? 😲
@@ericortega1745 good that you are fine on your own, every human are different and have different perspectives and experiences not everybody is perfect
any evidence for this?
I was a child. I was watching. He went through more difficult experiences than any special forces in any country. It is a crazy show.
He’s honestly amazing for going through that and still be a good person
Nasubi's situation is nothing like the Truman Show. The Truman Show is about a TV show about a man who has no clue that everything around him is fabricated and not the real world. Nasubi signed up for the show. He knew that it was a TV show. He just didn't know it was broadcast live. It's not like he was born in this space, like Truman.
中学校に講演をしに来てくださった時にこのお話をされてました。思い出すのも嫌なお話をしてくれてありがとうございました
When I was watching this TV program at that time, Nasubi suffered from malnutrition and was given intravenous drips many times over the past year and a half. That was so awful. I thought jail would be better because you could eat three times a day at least.
Yea that's what I was thinking. Prison would be a lot better
Why didn’t anyone do anything? Write a letter to the editor, maybe? Protest outside the production offices? Start a petition? SOMETHING?!
@@ME-jy8jk Japan had very strange, and sometimes even straight up inhumane game shows. They actually did try to protest after they found out where it was being filmed, but they moved him to a new location to escape the fans and protests
@@HollyRobertsMusic except he can leave anytime... smh
One of the most insane survival story I’ve ever seen
This is criminal
じゃあ日本で日本人2人を
轢き殺したアメリカ軍人は
禁錮3年の刑になりましたが
バイデンが日本政府に
圧力をかけ
アメリカに送還させました。
私が言いたいのは
日本の番組が犯罪というなら
日本が間違ってるというなら
アメリカは常に正しいことを
して欲しいと思います。
日本の法を尊重してください。
絶対に日本人は
Ridge Hannemann Alkonisを
忘れない
It’s voluntary…
@@Himawari8no8tane アメリカのテレビは搾取的な場合がありますが、日本のテレビははるかに悪いです。
自分の文化を非倫理的な行動の言い訳として使用しないでください。
@@BarrackObamnaWhat do you mean voluntary? He didn't know any details about the show and he just knows that he will win a lot of money after it and he didn't know that he will get inhumane treatment through it. That moment for him is reall traumatizing knowing that you enter yourself in a torture.
@@nothingbutadrian he could have left at any time. Chose to continue for the show. He was not forced to do it
This literally is the saying "it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy" what a genuine human.
これが放送されている当時、リアルタイムで見ていたのですが、撮影日以外は普通に暮らしているのだろう、撮影日だけ編集されて、連続しているように見せているのだろうと思っていました。さらにこの番組は他にもたくさん企画を同時進行して同じ番組内で放送していたので、彼のコーナーは、番組の1コーナーでしかなかった。逃げ出す人も多かった中で彼は逃げ出さなかった。それだけの記憶しかない。
Fifteen months! This is torture not an experiment.
give that man EVERYTHING
EVERYTHING!
I hope the people who produce this show go to jail.
I hope so
Yeah they didnt allow him to wear clothes. Wtf.
The Discovery Channel documentary is even more brutal.
I doubt it. Different laws in different countries.
Hell
I am happy Nasubi seems to be okay. When I first heard of him and read his story, it left me shaken.
6:57 this is the definition of a real man. he stuck his neck out and squashed his traumas and fears and he's moved on with life. good for you Nasubi. I salute you
you guys, never underestimate the spiritual strength of the Japanese people. They are ultra resilience. Nasubi gained fame and used his fame for many good cause. He was also a staple character in a famous weekly superhero show. Amazing person!
Thank you for sharing. This made me happy to hear.
Right, so spiritual and strong that they treat another human being like cheap entertainment. Right, roll eyes 🙄
I am nit underestimating the spiritual strength. But I am also not underestimating the disgustingly profound cruelty towards others for selfish gain.
Plz shed some light on the spiritual strength of that Japanese producer n the crew members who worked for this horrible show
なすびさんは地元福島のために精力的に活動されてて、SNSで見る彼の笑顔と福島の写真にいつも元気もらってます。
(私も福島出身)
番組はリアルタイムで見ておらず、内容が気になっていました。
聞いてて本当のことなのか信じられない。
まさかそんなに長い間とは...
てかプロデューサーが得意な顔して語ってるの意味わからない
プロデューサー何で逮捕されないんだろう？
@@lincoqie 昔から北野武のお笑い番組で芸人が寝てるとこを大爆音で起こされたり、裸になって熱湯に入ったり、裸で罰ゲームをやるのが結構普通でした。それを警察が逮捕しないのと近いかもしれない
この番組は芸人が目隠しで拉致されてからどっかに連れて行かれ強制的に過激な企画をすることが売りで、毎回の恒例だった。芸人って身体を張るもので、売れるためならなんでもするんで、なすびも同意してたのかと思って見てたから特に誰も問題視してなかった。当然警察も問題視しない。この番組からはそうやって売れる芸人も現れた。無名だったなすびも知名度と人気を得た。
本人もなんとなくその価値観を受け入れてたので最後まで訴訟をしなかったんでしょう。しかし精神的な傷は現実だった。芸人の”いじり”で実は本当に傷ついてる芸人がいるのと似てますね。
今トップに君臨してる有吉だってこの番組出身だもんね。
i grew up watching this, every week w/ my parents, and they're right, i'm just finding out now 20yr+ later that he didn't know. i feel disgusted and disgusting at the same time rn
ほとんどの視聴者は収録以外ではナスビは普通に生活していたと思っていたので日本でも驚きです。この企画をした人たちに本当に問題があり、それが今でもテレビの業界の上層に残っていることは深刻なことです。
そうですかね？
この企画が無ければ、なすびは有名にならなかっただろうし
時代とともにテレビ局のコンプライアンスも変化していった
そんな締付けを繰り返してるからテレビに魅力が無くなったわけで
当時そんなこと思ってみてた人は少数だと思いますよ。10代でしたけど普通に人の不幸を楽しんでみてました。
@@gchamandayo 教育ですかね
@@ainews614 でもご自身がこういう目に遭うのは嫌ですよね？
ほとんどなすびさんのコメントが聞こえないじゃん。
番組側が都合のいいように編集してるような印象を受けます。
この番組で1番酷いのは「箱男」だと思いますが…。
たしかに違和感ですね。本人は話してるところはほぼ聞こえないようにしてる。本人の意図しないような編集されてる可能性ありますね。こういう番組は偏向報道するパターンも多いですしね。ちゃんとフル音声で流すべき。
Im from Quebec, Canada and the movie Louis 19 (1994) was the movie everyone thought The Truman Show stole their idea from. I feel very sorry for this man to have suffered such a horrible experience, much like animals in zoos, circuses, etc, just terrible.
Japan had some odd shows. I'm so happy Nasubi seems to be doing well now. I noticed nothing was mentioned of his relationship status so looks like at 48 years old he's single with no children...wouldn't surprise me if this reality show affected his approach to relationships.
Nah he's just not that good looking,.lol
@@ArunaInsight doesn't matter. a lot of unattractive people are married and in relationships lol
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.
6:26 that is the face of utter shock, disbelief, despair and betrayal.
I’m so glad he seems to be emotionally recovering from such a traumatizing experience and helping others. A lot of healing can happen when you help others as well.
This report did not need that screencrush dude... :/
I’m so so glad he’s doing better now. I watched Brandon FM’s video on Nasubi and what he went to is truly horrifying. The video of his room collapsing and him seeing all those people still makes me emotional. I don’t even know how you begin to move on from a situation like this, but he did it!
the mental strength this guy has to come out of that situation fine is S tier
Glad the man's recovered, he's got balls of steel that's for sure
It's even more devastating that even after that show ended, producers convinced him to endure the same thing all over again. This time it was in a foreign country, and his goal was to raise enough money to buy a plane ticket home.
You’re like the third person to say this. Omgggg 😢 I’m horrified
@@ChelleInTheCity Right! It's crazy to even imagine having to go through that trauma
How inhumane, I am surprised the director isn't sitting in jail right now. I guess since the door was unlocked it's not considered kidnapping or force, but psychologically this has to be something of that effect.
Omg that poor unfortunate man to go through such a traumatic public experience. 🥺 My heart goes out to him 💕 I wish him the best in life and constant healing 🙏🏾
Watched a mini-doc on his story. It really hurt my heart that he was abused that way. 😢
This is a story from the same broadcasting station as Denpa Shonen, but a TV drama based on a popular manga was made, but the production team changed the storyline without permission, which caused trouble and led to the manga's original author committing suicide.
Since then, the TV station and publisher have been slow to act, and the manga has been subjected to harsh criticism from fans and viewers.
This man is a legend. You understand, he’s a comedian and he asked to be a contestant, so when they say the door was unlocked, why didn’t he leave? HE WAS COMMITTED TO THE BIT.
Bravo, sir. Bravo. What they did to you is inhumane and represents the worst of the worst of reality tv manipulation. But you have taken it ALL as fuel for the fire within. BRAVO
As a Japanese my self, I would say Japanese TV show was like UA-cam. People in Japan who wanted to do something crazy went to the Japanese tv industry.
I can see how that would become the case, what I find sickening is that the government in Japan allow this kind of thing for one, but also that Japanese people accepted it widely as a form of entertainment. Sorry if this is disrespectful to you, but from the outside Japanese culture appears extremely cruel.
Now he's a true hero in his own life
🫤
Watched the entirety of Nasubi back in High School. To this day it haunts me.
Sometimes its so freaking weird and dystopian when some countries find a certain entertainment amusing and funny but other perspectives in different countries it’s obviously humane on so many levels.
I’m Japanese.
This is a program when I was a teenager. To be honest, I wasn’t an enthusiastic watcher of this show, but I thought, “They’ve started a funny project.” I never thought about Nasubi’s human rights.They would also have been accused of being a “Fake” if he had “prize life” only in the parts on TV.
They’re talking like the “over” event that happened almost 30 years ago, but nothing’s over or changed.The underlying values of Japanese society remain the same.People who are socially vulnerable or have no choice are more likely to suffer human rights violations.(And it still doesn’t matter for them. )
There are many situations where people who need welfare or someone’s help cannot live without selling their “human rights.”
Such a people cannot afford court costs, so he or she cannot file a trial for defamation or damages.
In addition, the weakest people in Japanese society are young women who are poor (or disabled).The way “young women” convert their human rights into money is through AV, sex and prostitution.That’s why many women in Japan are engaged in that kind of “industry.”
This is insane that it was even allowed. No shred of dignity as a human being, this is just crazy.
I’m a Japanese.
I have never seen this show, but it was enough to make me sick.
There are many shows in Japan that bully people to get laughs from the viewers, but I and people around me hate these things and don't watch any of them.
Still, I am surprised to see such a show...
Never heard of this show before. I watch Japanese shows, series, and anime to learn Japanese, so that I can communicate in the future.
the fan edit of the truman show that didn't show the behind the scenes footage, makes the movie feel more sinister.
It's nice to see that man look so happy, but I still think the producers of that show deserve lifetime. Aired lifetime.
The show was about him surviving off only what he won in sweepstake prices. The show runners didn't tell him it was broadcasted everywhere and took literally everything from him before he started. The isolation along with starvation even in a short amount of time made it more difficult for him to make logical choices which is why one of the excuses he said he didn't leave was he was worried he would be arrested for being nude in pubic, expecting the show runners to toss him out with nothing (which from what I've heard probably wasn't far from the truth).
Overtime he actually was getting to the goal faster then the showrunners expected so they literally bullied and manipulated him into believing he would get nothing unless the time was extended so he agreed. After that he had to basically start over which only further messed with his mental state. The show runners even extended this second run futher by saying he had to win the money to get back home, adding more to the goal by changing the price for the plane ride.
After all that, the isolation, the starvation, the manipulation, bullying, and the extra time added he just broke down to the point where he accepted it as his new life because he literally didn't believe he had a choice. The final scene where he's revealed in front of an audience proves that because as soon as he was brought into a new room he stripped down without being told to.
He was mentally and physically broken.
The fact the show runners aren't in jail is beyond my understanding.
15 months in isolation? That's insane
That’s totally inhumane…. He seems really cool guy.
I hope he sues the living $#!+ out of that production. THEY WERE DEAD WRONG AND EXCUSIVE!
Lol good luck with that 😂
@fantasytraveler…..agreed.
Japanese legal system is absolute hell though
iTs UpsEtTiNg In A LoT oF wAyS.
Bro wtf. It's upsetting in every way imaginable.
I cried so hard for this man he suffered a while 15 months without nobody but himself i am so happy that he is okay now 😢❤ We Love You Man
I remember watching this tv show back in 1998 when I was living in Japan. Tv shows in the 90s were crazy.
本当に可哀想ですよね。
こんな事がもうされない時代になって嬉しいです
つまらなくなっただけやろ
@@yattyuni どーゆー所が？
虐待を楽しむ輩にとって「>つまらない」時代に早くなってほしい。虐待者の楽しみなんてなくなれ。虐待以外にも楽しみはあるんだよ。虐待者はしらないだろうけど。なすびさんの傷が癒される日が来ること、賠償される日が来ることを祈ります。
当時は半分フェイクかな？と思ってた。時々外出したりはするのかな、と。日本の体を張る芸みたいなのはやっぱり面白いと思えなくて、なぜやるんだろうなといつも思ってしまう。汚い芸も。ワイドショーも偏向報道ばかりだし、本当に見なくなった。
海外で取り上げられてたんや
面白い事と許し難い事は紙一重やね
中止にする選択肢はあったようにも感じるけど難しいんか
Yes this is messed up but now because he has been through adversity he is loved and even trusted to be a light and voice for us who are suffering without the producers and tv cameras!
I don't think that was worth going through all that though. Yeah I get silver linings and such but I'm sure the trauma outweighed any positives.
当時リアルタイムで見てて、なすびの面白おかしい日記・世界一おいしそうに当選品を食べる様子に毎週楽しんでました。
まさか2024年のいま、このコーナーが世界に取り上げられるとは…
Regardless of what you say about it, this show was an incredible test of will. This man is far stronger than most.
Hulu and Netflix just straight stealing ideas from well made UA-cam videos on these topics for content 👌🏾
Yea I saw the surge about this man is when that long hair youtuber made a video abou this
MoistCritcal/ Penguinz0
Let's see if they do a Blizzard or Bethesda documentary.
It's not stealing because Nasubi himself is involved. Also, documentaries always have more information than a video essay or a video made by jesus himself do.
Yep pretty sure i found out about this on YT like 10 years go
How inhumane. I feel so bad for him!
I feel so sorry for him
I saw this in a film festival last year. I was shook, moved to the core. More people should know this story
*shaken
I didn't watch that show, but so many people around me were talking about Nasubi that time. That show was very popular .Now we start talking about the show again because of "The contestant". The most of the viewers in 90's thought that Nasubi was pretending to be isolated in the room. They thought that he had a normal life after each episode. About 20 years later we realize that it really happened . We are so shocked and feel sorry for Nasubi.