I think that was just a acident i don't think someone could be that evil to another human that they would have someone with food to go to his door and make him even more hungrey
@@carsonpolitte7639 but they’re evil so it’s possible they planned it, they are manipulators , so they manipulated people watching and the guy himself as well
@@carsonpolitte7639 bruh. He was literally humiliated LIVE by the producers without him knowing. I bet the producers actually did that cuz it was for the show.😟
I looked him up on Wikipedia and it states that he's been helping with people through the pandemic by using his own experiences of self-isolation. The fact that he could turn 15 months of torture into something positive for others is amazing.
What a great guy, to have to suffer like that must’ve not only been physically hard but mentally hard as well the fact he can help others really shows the genuine goodness he has!!
It’s fucked up what happened to him, but it’s really good that he used his own experiences to help people during the pandemic. I only hope the best for him in the future
i heard that the way he was racking up prizes so quickly in Korea is a proof that the producers were doing shady things, withholding prizes, in Japan, because it would’ve been much harder for them to intercept in a foreign country
@@sneeds that doesn’t excuse the producers actions he agreed to it which is his fault but they wanted to see him suffer for laughs and money because of that we are allowed to talk shit about the producers because they humiliated him and tortured him that man came out a whole different person in a bad way and the fame they promised him was a lie.
@@sneeds the fuck are you talking about, the "reward" for that suffering was a big chance compared to his already shitty living. Dude was already desperate beforehand, and they just fucked him over.
Nasubi became gigachad, climbed Everest, opened a theater school, and now does charity at Fukishima regarding that nuclear incident, I very much admire people like him.
It would be perfectly fine and well if this poor dude had a John Wick moment and took out all the producers and everyone involved. The fact that they not only tortured this sweet, fun and genuinely wholesome bright dude but also broadcasted as "entertainment" and ALSO people watched him get tortured to laugh at him whilst he was butt naked and essentially becoming a playtoy for the whole country. It's dehumanizing and how the hell everyone involved is not sent to the jails is very very bizarre. Hope this dude gets only Ws in the future ❤😢😢❤
@@BagbonkLegality and morality are not really exchangeable. And while he consented and could opt out at any moment, they hid information from which could’ve convinced him to opt out.
through an interview he states that when the producer asked if he wanted to continue, he said no. the producer apparently pestered him until he gave in.
The fact that I remember 1998 (the year I turned 11) as the greatest year from the '90s - all the while, *TOMOAKI HAMATSU* (call him by his *real* name), an incredibly intelligent and kind man, missed out on that ENTIRE YEAR because vile predators were profiting *_immensely_* by torturing him LIVE ON AIR to _MILLIONS_ of people, I just... I'm actually shaking right now with anger.
@@themosaicshownasubi uses this stage name for the other activities he still does in his life. i have extreme doubt that it's a sensitive name to him, so you dont need to be offended for someone you don't know personally.
If I remember correctly, the guy’s been doing a lot of mountain climbing in recent years, even scaling Mount Everest back in 2016. I’m just glad he’d been living his life after these events
This show also did other challenges, forcing people to hike long distances, build a raft to get to land, starving people if their baseball team doesn't win, etc... Its sick as hell
Apparently one of the other participants was assaulted at a gay bar in a foreign country while participating in some campaign for the show and none of the producers stepped in to help him
What terrified me was the music, and the commentary in the background. It was a similar tone of voice and similar music to one of my fave japanese shows ever, Old Enough- which is literally about toddlers going on cute little errands. They weren't treating this like a tragedy- they saw it as COMIC.
The music and the announcer are extremely unsettling. You'd imagine it was meant to make the viewers feel uncomfortable, having such a contrast between the cheery voices and the miserable scene on the screen, but I think it was actually meant to be amusing and humorous. They really didn't see anything wrong with mocking the suffering of the "contestant"
I don't think eating raw meat is nessesarily bad for your health. It could be but only if it the meat is contaminated, which most meat probably isn't. In a situation like this you're better off eating it. As you see it didn't kill him. I doubt it did him any harm at all. You should still just cook it though, assuming you can. kill all the bacteria and make it more nutritious.
for real. that shot of the confetti cannons and audience cheering at the end while Nasubi sits there naked and confused is probably the most brutally dystopian thing I have ever seen
Dude this shit is normal in Japan. There’s so many sociopaths there, and there’s lots of entertainment and p0rn that’s not officially released that you can find in stores that is literally snuff. There’s something about pain and death that gives the Japanese a real kick
No Everest is not easy because he experienced this which is why he didn’t summit it. People die on Everest regularly. Not sure why anyone would pay thousands of dollars to not actually climb it entirely.
@@won879 He was litteraly stripped before they asked. If you know know anything about social dynamics and manipulaiton youd know nasubi practically didnt have a choice here
Just coming in here to say that there is a documentary on this on Hulu called "The Contestant". I can't believe that they made one about this guy and put it in Hulu.
@@MrMongoose221 Omg I thought I was the only one who started doing mean shit to their Sims (I was like "whaaaaat they fall asleep on the floor from sleep deprivation?!/kept giving my sims husbands and causing fires etc for her husband's to die and was like "woah she's grieving & losing her mind") & I ended up feeling so guilty and terrible about it I started apologizing out loud to my Sims & never did it again 😂😂
I was feeling sorry for him at first but when he got the chance to leave he stayed. Man its his choice to be tortured! why should i care about him when he doesnt care for himself
His real name is Tomoaki Hamatsu and he actually hasn't done that bad for himself. He's a local influencer in his area, eventually created his own acting stage group 'Eggplant Way' that travelled across Japan and he still gets on TV shows to this day. He's also climbed Mount Everest, which is pretty damn impressive. He also announced today (his birthday) that he'll be opening his own RU-vid channel... so Charlie making this video on his birthday is also kind of an unintentional promo for his new channel I guess.... even if the majority of us don't speak japanese and will have no clue what he's saying.
19:46 the cut from him being ecstatic to win more rice to sobbing uncontrollably while holding the bag is... Probably one of the saddest things I've seen.
I don't think I've EVER been so speechless in my fucking life. The fact this could happen to a Real person, let alone for the Entertainment Of Others, is genuinely mind-boggling. And, with so few, if ANY, consequences too?? Holy shit.
@@liminalb1rds158 if someone agrees to be in a snuff film, do you think it’s suddenly okay to kill them? The Stanford Prison Experiment wasn’t against the subject’s wills either, it was still messed up
@@liminalb1rds158 Human minds dont heal instantly, they should've waited at least 6 months or so, that way his answer would have been different. The dude straight up said his clothes were itchi, that tells you that the guy adapted and accepted the environment, and they where abusing of that.
@@saintpena8800 depends on what kind of snuff they’re making, and besides, this was good ol’ Asia isolating, you do know how common this is right? Trust me if this shocked you, you’re in for a ride.
He was a senior in college and this broadcast forced him to repeat a year, but his professor at the time happened to see it on TV and applied for his leave of absence. Thanks to him, he was able to go back to college and successfully graduate
All of what charlie said was fact (idk, i think). But he only mention the bad side of it which is kinda unfair bc its not the bigger picture of this case. So in 90s a lot of japanese comedian had to participate in these types of game show such as Silent Library(more extreme than the us version), this show, etc in order to be famous. Which they did, they get their fame from that and currently became the senior comedian and get to be a commentarors of current show, if you ever see one they are the people in those little box on the corner of every game show.
@@Filthyllamas please tell me the bigger picture of what this man went through. If you were in his place and people were angry for you, would you say the same thing? But please enlighten me about the bigger picture that clearly we cannot see about a man’s suffering.
@@Filthyllamas so long story short, just endure torture and let a corrupt capitalist company do whatever the fuck they want to you so you can get slightly ahead of where you currently are in this world? Is that the bigger picture?
Glad to hear that a documentary is coming out soon about this…. More people need to hear this story and those responsible need to be thrown in the spotlight for the sick thing they have done to this man
I think the feigned moral indignation in the comment section is more fucked up. You guys are literally crying about someone who voluntarily chose to participate in a Japanese game show that he could leave at any moment. Kids these days love to find things to cry over.
Exactly. It's like that nightmare we all had where you didn't realize you're naked and everyone is laughing at you. And it's broadcast for millions to see. Horrible !!
as a child in the special ed program of a not-so-great elementary school, i was periodically locked in padded rooms for sometimes up to 2-3 hours. that fucked me up for life. even having that experience (which is admittedly not really similar), i cannot IMAGINE what being locked away from society for over a year would do to someone, much less being mocked on TV and starved in addition to that. holy shit
@@PrettyVulgar92 it was a public school. from what i remember of my state’s laws (it’s been a while since i looked at these laws & a while since elementary), they can indeed legally do that as long as they notify the principal after 30 minutes & the principal gives the go ahead 🙃 the rooms technically don’t ‘lock’ tho, but they do have someone on the other side holding the door at all times so… essentially they do lock, just not with a locking mechanism that comes with the door.
Just in case it wasn’t clear already, Densha De Go! Is a train conductor simulator game. Nasubi was so deprived of entertainment that he played a train simulator for 4 days straight. Such a strong will on his end.
The fact that Nasubi probably didn't even get a significant percentage of the show's earnings while he was the one being tortured for money is bloodboiling.
yeah, many things seemed so creepy, like straight out of a dystopian thriller. When he has canned food but no way to cook it therefore eat it....Theres a book called "i have no mouth and i must scream" where the protagonists get tortured in the same way,
out of respect to him, i dont think we should be calling him Nasubi, a cruel name the producers made up to make fun of him and utterly dehumanize him. i honestly think we should just call him by his actual name. Edit: a few of the replies have informed me that he actually embraced the name (good for him!), calling his stage troupe "Eggplant Way", so he probably doesn't the mind the name. I just commented hoping he wasn't being insulted/ being identified by a bad name by people like Charlie by accident.
BINGO , that what i was saying! i may be a bit of a keyboard warrior but someone would of died over this . may of been me but shit likew this make a man go after the bloodline ! as they say in mexico 'start pulling roots' them boys dont play
I am 110% convinced that the Producers were intercepting the prizes, ensuring that Nasubi only received certain items. Possibly even distributing the prizes he DID win at specific times. 15 months, thousands of sweepstakes entered, and he never won a single T-Shirt? I call BS. This poor guy was purposely degraded, tormented, and humiliated for a global audience...
Also the delivery man coming to the door with ramen, only to say they had the wrong address was 100% produced interference. It’s just too cruel to have just randomly happened. Not a doubt in my mind they sent that delivery man there just to fuck with him.
I mean with how hard it is to win those sweepstakes I feel like they would have had to make up and pretend he won constantly for there to even be a chance he survives, what are the odds he actually got so many wins even with so many entires
It’s also weird that they made a whole team of people to cover his “eggplant”. Why would they hire a whole team for that is they could just give him atleast a apron
@@carpo719 But it was live broadcasted? You believe they would they fake this for that long in the nude with barely anything to survive on? He was obviously in the apartment and people found him. He is seen winning the ticket. Would be pretty hard to fake. 355+ days in isolation don't y you think? He is seen physically deteriorating, his hair, his nail growth, his comments about anxiety. He's again in the nude. 24/7 live broadcast, moved to 3 different locations. How could this have "most likely" been faked? This was a live broadcast//stream so either way wouldn't they have always constantly been suffering? Why do you doubt this?
and funny how he suddenly breezed thru the challenge once he wasn't in japan anymore, maybe cus producers couldn't rig it overseas (apart from the obviously smaller goal)
Was about to say. They definitely controlled what he wins. Or else he would've gotten clothes at some point, or he would've died from starvation in the first month as he did not get food to start with.
That last shot of him sitting on the stage, shocked, naked and terrified surrounded by a giddy audience and being showered with confetti is so incredibly fucked up I can’t imagine how sadistic these producers were.
@@forgivezharion6989 L + Ratio + Get off that game and do the dishes + Go Outside + Your dad left + You overweight + Wait till we get home + This you 🧑🏿🦱🩴😢🤡
The most sadistic thing is all the bright commentary and sound effects that are layered over this man’s suffering as it’s being broadcast to the world. If this isn’t a human rights violation, I don’t know what is
let’s not forget the heaviest thing here, which is that even while in the most f**ked up situation imaginable, with basically no contact with the outside world, and slowly growing insane, he was still trying to make people laugh with every single thing he did
It would be perfectly fine and well if this poor dude had a John Wick moment and took out all the producers and everyone involved. The fact that they not only tortured this sweet, fun and genuinely wholesome bright dude but also broadcasted as "entertainment" and ALSO people watched him get tortured to laugh at him whilst he was butt naked and essentially becoming a playtoy for the whole country. It's dehumanizing and how the hell everyone involved is not sent to the jails is very very bizarre. Hope this dude gets only Ws in the future ❤❤❤
@@thejadedhonestly I think the camera is the main reason for the strong mentality that keeps him going probably I think if there was no camera or he had no idea where the camera was he probably would be worse off I think the camera and knowing that this is being televised to a bunch of people also gave him a lot of hope
@@rezinicodragon That does make sense because it seemed like he was more of a showman. Feel so bad though.. He tried to entetrtain people. That's a good lad.
I've seen many videos after yours about the same topic, I was wanting to come back and watch it again, so I had to go through a bunch of filters to find the OG with the most views. I'm glad I found it I guess I'll just have to subscribe now to get my fix every once in awhile lol Great content as always I love this one so much I had to come back to it.
@@forgivezharion6989 L + Ratio + Get off that game and do the dishes + Go Outside + Your dad left + You overweight + Wait till we get home + This you 🧑🏿🦱🩴😢🤡
I read the Japanese Wikipedia article about him and he actually has had a lot of accomplishments since the show, and is still working as a comedy actor and talent, and created his own theatre company. He also climbed Mount Everest and has acted in many big roles and variety shows, as well as voice acting and radio. He is the epitome of the Japanese spirit of perseverance and said that nothing in his life could be harder than what he had to go through on the show, and he lived so long doing what he did not want to do so now he will do what he wants to. This is not to justify what happened to him, and he opened up about suffering from mental illness after the show and wanting to d*e, but to say that he does not have a successful career/life after the show would be inaccurate and denying all the amazing accomplishments he’s been able to achieve through his own willpower
The contract he must’ve signed for this had to have been crazy as fuck. The fact they change the rules of the game at any time and just prolong this is crazy.
@@forgivezharion6989 L + Ratio + Get off that game and do the dishes + Go Outside + Your dad left + You overweight + Wait till we get home + This you 🧑🏿🦱🩴😢🤡
The amusement park Back to the drawing board And the room that walls are collapsing and a crowd clapping hands was just enough for me to pass out out of shock and mental exhaustion
from what i understand he’s doing great. he’s helped people through the pandemic due to his experience of isolation, actively works with charities, and got really big into climbing and i believe climbed mount everest. dudes an animal
how relatable and accurate in some ways. I did food delivery for 6 years and hated being outside to the point where now I work from home and sometimes don't leave for days. I'm naked all the time like him lol
@@jacobpeters5458 Hahahaha! Wtf? Maybe if you weren’t many cards short of a full deck, and didn’t watch tv like a drone, you would have been just fine. Ofc, I’d understand if it was because employers forced masking.
@@FailClips20It would be perfectly fine and well if this poor dude had a John Wick moment and took out all the producers and everyone involved. The fact that they not only tortured this sweet, fun and genuinely wholesome bright dude but also broadcasted as "entertainment" and ALSO people watched him get tortured to laugh at him whilst he was butt naked and essentially becoming a playtoy for the whole country. It's dehumanizing and how the hell everyone involved is not sent to the jails is very very bizarre. Hope this dude gets only Ws in the future ❤😢😢😢
@@mingyuhuang8944 Usually torture involves being held captive against your will. He wanted to make it as a comedian so bad he was willing to go through with the challenges, that were in fact horrible. But he could've left
The fact he immediately took off his clothes after moving into the fake apartment was real chilling. I imagine in that moment he believed that this was his life now, it was no longer a game.
@@kittums3354 i don’t get the point of ur comment, but anyway ur not funny bro. it WAS horrible and disgusting, and if that makes us nerds then u have a lot of growing up to do
this story makes me unbelievably sad, and makes me respect this man so much. because of the hulu documentary that came out recently about this, he did this interview for time magazine about how he felt. he felt like he couldn’t leave the room when they transferred him to korea, because his mental health was so deteriorated that he felt that he couldn’t give up. the producer said that tomoaki was so incredibly angry about this that he saw “anger coming out of every pore in his skin.” he said throughout the time he wanted to die and was losing hair along with weight. i’m glad that the documentary is well received, and tomoaki (nasubi) said that he was happy that his documentary helped people that struggle with loneliness and isolation. absolute legend of a man
Who else here after the Hulu special? I saw this first a year ago so I was hype for the Hulu doc. Hamatsu (Nasubi) seems to be doing very well these days.
When he won the 10kg bag of rice.... the way he held onto it and started crying absolutely broke me. The people who set this up deserve nothing but the absolute worst lives you could possibly imagine, I really pray they get what they deserve
Unfortunately, the producers lived extravagant lives due to all the money Natsubi had made for them. And they didn't even give him a dime of the money either I bet. This made me lose all faith in humans. I would honestly beat the producers with my own hands and break every bone in their bodies to get payback for Natsubi and I've never met the guy. I can just tell he's a good dude at heart. Also I wanna play Playstation with him 😊
The most extraordinary thing about Nasubi's ordeal is that the door to his room was unlocked the whole time. He explained in subsequent interviews that he didn't leave because obligation and endurance are important values in Japanese culture, and because he didn't have any clothes to wear in the outside world.
Yeah, this whole story is bs...so, he didn't have a blanket when he slept? Also, could've fabricated something out of his rice bag. He was in on it from the beginning...*mic drop*
@@nicestrat okay so what can he do with the rice bag. cut a hole how? wear how? stick together how? he didnt have TOOTHPASTE for 3 months, toilet paper for 10. you reckon he's getting a fucken sewing needle and thread to make some rice bag undies?? lmaooo
@@nicestrat I doubt his ordeal was fake he generally looked malnourished also critical hasnt showed the whole livestream there are some clips that cant be shown on this app.
This situation reminds me of when I was with my abuser and I screamed for help outside of my apartment and no one would get involved. People DIE when no one gets involved.God bless you for calling out these dirtbags. Respectfully; Elise Gunn Missouri
if anybody surprised that japanese people would do that, they definitely never heard of hisashi ouchi the nuclear reactor incident victim. the Japanese government kept him alive for 83 days while his body is literally melting from radiation for a resesarch
@@wapdaddy69 TheBrillyx: * posts a heartwarming comment about Nasubi getting real food for the first time in a while * you: "1.4k liKeS aNd nO rEpLiEs? i'LL FiX tHaT1!!!11!!"
the upbeat effects when he is literally suffering is so sadistic and sinister. this is so black mirror like, its actually insane to me that there wasnt intervention at any point.
a couple of months ago i watched this story on some other channel, and the creator said, that tomoaki hamatsu actually didn't agree to be a part of that 'experiment' in korea. in fact it had something to do with the contract, and it that was also the reason why he couldn't leave before. i can be pretty much wrong, but that's what i heard, so im assuming it makes sense
the worst part about this. The show didn't end there. They had more runs with more sadistic torture, they had a two people go from South Africa to Norway. They abandoned two people on an island told them to make a raft to Tokyo. Then took the two men to India to make a paddle boat to Indonesia. This show is seriously f-ed up.
@@J8den thats really different though, you understand your position and you also have to win games, even if its hinted at being a set up, this real 'game' is definitely set up where this poor man has no idea about anything, i see that it may be considered a timely thing and that its about money in the end however its incredibly different to tortures where people have no idea about their position nor will all know stuff such as how to build a raft or directions to norway
this ending with the walls collapsing and him being on a stage in front of hundreds of people is so dystopian and makes this whole event seem like a black mirror episode
only thing I could think of from the beginning. The way it escalated at the end is insane. I'm still questioning if this was faked somehow because it is so absurd
Yes holy shit I can hardly believe this actually happened. How Nasubi actually committed to doing it and never just said fuck this. I’m also shocked that the people watching just let this happen and no one tried to stop it somehow. And the fact that this went on for 15 months is insane. There’s just so many things about this that I simply can’t fathom.
I fully believe this video was the reason the documentary was made. I'm so happy everyone gets to see this now and spread how vile it was, but also end the documentary with such a positive and warm feeling from all. This man is a fucking hero. It sucks he went through so much, but I'm so happy he took this awful experience and made his life into something wonderful
I don't find these type of humor funny and it's obvious something like this won't be able to be broadcasted now but Nasubi completely agreed to it. All you guys talking like he should sue them/ him being unlucky are objectively wrong. It's basically some sort of prostitution. He needed fame no matter what and he thought the price to pay was worth it. Can you guys please for the love of god do some research before typing random bullshit?
