Rental Family (2025)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.3793 |
Directed By
HIKARI
Crew
HIKARI
HIKARI
Stephen Blahut
HIKARI
Shin Yamaguchi
Eddie Vaisman
Julia Lebedev
Stephen Blahut
Tomo Koizumi
Alan Baumgarten
Thomas A. Krueger
Kei Kawamura
Takuro Ishizaka
Raku Nagao
Jon Thor Birgisson
Alex Somers
Norihiro Isoda
Masako Takayama
Jennifer Semler
Leonid Lebedev
Brendan Fraser
Oren Moverman
TOP CAST
Brendan Fraser
Phillip Vandarpleog
Takehiro Hira
Shinji
Mari Yamamoto
Aiko
Shannon Mahina Gorman
Mia Kawasaki
Akira Emoto
Kikuo Hasegawa
Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
Handsome Actor
Shinji Ozeki
Casting Director
Yuji Komatsu
Neighbor Father
Ryoko Osada
Neighbor Wife
Gan Furukawa
Neighbor Old Man
Risa Kameda
Neighbor Girlfriend
Kana Kitty
Neighbor Business Woman
Yuma Sonan
Neighbor Boyfriend
Nihi
Nova Bright Z
Shino Shinozaki
Mia's Mother
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