Rental Family (2025)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Stephen Blahut, Hikari
In Theaters:11/21/2025
Box Office:$26,585,129
Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Sight Unseen Pictures, Domo Arigato Productions
Cast
Hikari
Director
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro Hira
Shinji Tada
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko Nakajima
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Takao Kin
Bartender
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
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