Rental Family
“Happiness tailored to you!”
2025•PG-13•1h 50m•7.7•Released
ComedyDrama
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
Writer
Hikari, Stephen Blahut
Revenue
$27M
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
Sight Unseen Pictures
Cast
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
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
Ryoko Osada
Neighbor Wife
Helen Sadler
Sonia
Production
Company
Sight Unseen Pictures
Company
Domo Arigato Productions
Producer
Hikari
Producer
Shin Yamaguchi
Producer
Eddie Vaisman
Producer
Julia Lebedev
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