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Rental Family

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2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 50m
Box office $27M

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

Director Hikari
Cinematography Takuro Ishizaka
Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
 Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada
 Mari Yamamoto
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima
 Shannon Mahina Gorman
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
 Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
 Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
 Shinji Ozeki
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Takao Kin
Bartender
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
 Yuma Sonan
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
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