The Contestant
Trailer: The Contestant
Year: 2023
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Misfits Entertainment, MRC
Director: Clair Titley
Cast: Nasubi, Toshio Tsuchiya, Fred Armisen, Takehiro Hira
Crew: Andee Ryder (Producer), Jason Martine (Animation), Megumi Inman (Producer), Katie Bryer (Editor), Ian Bonhôte (Producer), Stephen Evans (Sound)
Runtime: 91 minutes
Release: Sep 08, 2023
IMDb: 6.78/10 by 40 users
Popularity: 3
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: 日本語, English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0

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