Drama ·Comedy · United States of America · 2025 · 1h 50m

Rental Family

Rental Family poster
Director
Hikari
Cast
Brendan Fraser as Phillip Vanderploeg Takehiro Hira as Shinji Tada Mari Yamamoto as Aiko Nakajima Shannon Mahina Gorman as Mia Kawasaki Akira Emoto as Kikuo Hasegawa Paolo Andrea Di Pietro as Handsome Actor
Crew
Takuro Ishizaka — Director of Photography Alan Baumgarten — Editor Thomas A. Krueger — Editor Jon Thor Birgisson — Original Music Composer Alex Somers — Original Music Composer Hikari — Writer
Tagline

Happiness tailored to you!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Rental Family — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
self-discoverytragedytokyo, japanexpatriatesurrogate fathermeditativephilosophicalreflectiveactorsereneinspirationalrental family
Key Collaborators
Hikari Director Takuro Ishizaka Director of Photography Alan Baumgarten Editor Thomas A. Krueger Editor Jon Thor Birgisson Original Music Composer Alex Somers Original Music Composer Hikari Writer Stephen Blahut Writer Eddie Vaisman Producer Julia Lebedev Producer Shin Yamaguchi Producer Hikari Producer
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