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Rental Family

Happiness tailored to you!

7.8

1h 50m

2025

“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.

Director

Hikari

Trailer

DramaComedy

self-discoverytragedytokyo, japanexpatriatesurrogate fathermeditativephilosophicalreflectiveactorplayfulsereneinspirational

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Cast & Crew

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

as Phillip Vanderploeg

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

as Shinji Tada

Mari Yamamoto

Mari Yamamoto

as Aiko Nakajima

Shannon Mahina Gorman

Shannon Mahina Gorman

as Mia Kawasaki

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

as Kikuo Hasegawa

Bun Kimura

Bun Kimura

as Kota Nakano

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

as Lola

Misato Morita

Misato Morita

as Yoshie Ikeda

Shinji Ozeki

Shinji Ozeki

as Casting Director

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