Rental Family

Rental Family 7.8/10

Happiness tailored to you!

Year of Release: 2025  | Runtime: 01:50 Hrs.
Comedy Drama 

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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Production
Domo Arigato Productions
Cast
Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro Hira
Takehiro Hira
Shinji
Mari Yamamoto
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Bun Kimura
Bun Kimura
Kota Nakano
No profile - Shino Shinozaki
Shino Shinozaki
Hitomi Kawasaki
Tamae Ando
Tamae Ando
Lola
Misato Morita
Misato Morita
Yoshie Ikeda
Shinji Ozeki
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Nanami Kawakami
Nanami Kawakami
Jun
Shohei Uno
Shohei Uno
Mr. Daitoh
Helen Sadler
Helen Sadler
Sonia
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
No profile - Yuji Komatsu
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
No profile - Ryoko Osada
Ryoko Osada
Neighbor Wife
Gan Furukawa
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
No profile - Risa Kameda
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
No profile - Kana Kitty
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
No profile - Yuma Sonan
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
Kenta Kobashi
Kenta Kobashi
Video Game Character (uncredited)

FULL CREW
Hikari
Production
Stephen Blahut
Writing
Eddie Vaisman
Production
Stephen Blahut
Production
Hikari
Writing
Julia Lebedev
Production
Tomo Koizumi
Production
Hikari
Directing
Shin Yamaguchi
Production
Alan Baumgarten
Editing
Thomas A. Krueger
Editing
Kei Kawamura
Production
Takuro Ishizaka
Camera
Raku Nagao
Directing
Jon Thor Birgisson
Sound
Alex Somers
Sound
Norihiro Isoda
Art
Masako Takayama
Art
Jennifer Semler
Production
Leonid Lebedev
Production
Brendan Fraser
Production
Oren Moverman
Production
Hiromi Momose
Costume & Make-Up
Kevin Senzaki
Sound

Videos
Parade
Interview with Director Hikari
ABC Special
Crossing Cultures
Brendan Fraser Didn't Want to Leave Japan after Filming 'Rental Family'!
Learning Japanese
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere
Many Sides to One Man
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere
"Scoring A Family" Featurette
Expectations Meets Emotion
Rental Family Over Ramen
Learning Japanese
Rent An Interviewer
Cast and Crew Q&A | TIFF 2025
"Cheerleader" Official Clip
Official UK Trailer
Now Playing in Theaters Everywhere
Snacks
Blind Box Opening
HIKARI On Set
"I Can Message You" Official Clip
Love Letter
Certified Fresh
Finding Family In Japan
Message From Brendan
"Big American" Official Clip
"HIKARI & Brendan Fraser" Featurette
Cat Ears
Letterboxd Family
Sonder
"Token White Guy" Official Clip
Get Tickets Now
Okay to Pretend
Premiere Night
Family
Family Photo
Brendan
Wink
Outsider Official Clip
Why Do You Do This?
Get Tickets Now
A Week in the Life
Get Tickets Now
Building a New Family Featurette
A Conversation with HIKARI, Brendan Fraser and Mari Yamamoto
Brendan Fraser on feeling connected through family.
TIFF Emerging Talent Award
Thank You TIFF
Casting
Brendan Fraser Learning Japanese
Lessons
Arigato Toronto
Homecoming In Toronto
TIFF World Premiere
Brendan Fraser & HIKARI
Brendan Fraser & Bun Kimura
TIFF Welcomes Director HIKARI
Brendan Fraser Arrives At TIFF
Director HIKARI At TIFF
TIFF Welcomes Brendan Fraser
Official Trailer
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