Nasubi

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Nasubi (born August 3, 1975) is a Japanese man who was locked up in an apartment for "Denpa Shonen" (January 1998?—March 1999?), a Japanese reality tv show on Nippon Television. He was forced to enter mail-in sweepstakes until he won ¥1 million (about $10,000 USD).

Nasubi lived in front of the camera, with only the possessions he won via the sweepstakes, and the stacks of postcards for entering the sweepstakes. Due to his nudity, an eggplant cartoon graphic was strategically utilized when Nasubi was standing on camera. Nasu is the Japanese word for eggplant.

[edit] See also

• Za Gaman a popular Japanese gameshow that also focused on the suffering of contestants.

[edit] External links

• syberpunk.com Nasubi An article with all the details on Nasubi's experience.
• Interview with Nasubi after the end of the show.
• Article about the show and Japanese culture