Rental Family
"Happiness tailored to you!"
DramaComedy
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.
🎬 DirectorHikari
📅 Release2025-11-20
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish, Japanese
🏢 StudioSight Unseen Pictures, Domo Arigato Productions
🗳 Votes449
🔥 Popularity28
💵 Revenue$10,706,787
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🎭 Cast
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Bun Kimura
Kota Nakano
Shino Shinozaki
Hitomi Kawasaki
Tamae Ando
Lola
Misato Morita
Yoshie Ikeda
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Nanami Kawakami
Jun
Shohei Uno
Mr. Daitoh
Helen Sadler
Sonia
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
🎥 Crew
ProducerHikari
WriterStephen Blahut
ProducerEddie Vaisman
Executive ProducerStephen Blahut
WriterHikari
ProducerJulia Lebedev
Executive ProducerTomo Koizumi
DirectorHikari
ProducerShin Yamaguchi
EditorAlan Baumgarten
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🏷 Keywords
self-discoverytragedytokyo, japanexpatriatesurrogate fatheractorrental familyhilariousamusedfamiliarhuman connection
💬 Reviews
Forging personal connections can be difficult enough these days, even in casual circumstances. But what happens when we require someone to play a vital role for a pressing need and no one is available to stand in? That’s when it may be time to place a call to Rental Family, a Tokyo-based company that provides individuals to step in and fill the missing link. It’s also a perfect opportunity to …
I can't wait to watch this movie. It says its already out November 20th but I still can't watch it on here or any server. Will it br up soon?…
**Good vibes, missed opportunities** Rental Family delivers sweetness with Brendan Fraser charm, but stumbles in its depths Fraser remains the MVP—his gentle giant presence and expressive vulnerability carry this film through its overly sentimental beats. Critics are right that his performance is quietly devastating, conveying awkward tenderness as he navigates Tokyo's morally murky rental…
