RENTAL FAMILY

2025
1 HR, 50 min
FEB 13 → FEB 19

Details

Released November 21, 2025, Japan, United States

Comedy, Drama

1 hour, 50 minutes

Searchlight Pictures

English and Japanese with English Subtitles

Starring

Brendan Fraser
Takehiro Hira
Mari Yamamoto
Shannon Gorman
Akira Emoto

Director

Hikari

Film Information

Set against modern-day Tokyo, RENTAL FAMILY follows an American actor (Brendan Fraser) who 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. Confronting the moral complexities of his work, he rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the quiet beauty of human connection.

Film Stills

Full Cast

Brendan Fraser

Takehiro Hira

Mari Yamamoto

Shannon Gorman

Akira Emoto

Additional Credits

Hikari Director

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Reviews

“This is a beautiful and contemplative film, with lovely messaging and a couple of sly twists.”

Richard Roeper

RogerEbert.com

“It’s a testament to the cast, the screenwriting and Hikari that all these narrative threads weave together for an uplifting message about our need to connect with others and be part of a community.”

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“In a role requiring far less artifice than his physically transformative Oscar-winning performance in The Whale, Fraser puts a face to forlornness in an unconventional, endearing crowd pleaser.”

Robert Daniels

Screen International