New documentary explores real-life “Truman Show” in Japan

In "The Truman Show," Jim Carrey’s character, Truman, learns that his total life is a lie and that he’s the topic of a actuality TV present. Before the movie even hit theaters, the same real-life situation was going down in Japan: Nasubi, a 22-year-old aspiring comic, turned an unwitting participant on a twisted actuality present. A brand new documentary explores the present and its affect. Michelle Miller stories.

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