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 | 2.0419 |
Directed By
HIKARI
Crew
HIKARI
Eddie Vaisman
Julia Lebedev
Stephen Blahut
Shin Yamaguchi
HIKARI
Tomo Koizumi
Stephen Blahut
HIKARI
Alan Baumgarten
Thomas A. Krueger
Kei Kawamura
Takuro Ishizaka
Raku Nagao
Jon Thor Birgisson
Alex Somers
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