

Rental Family
2025-11-20 · 110 min · ★ 7.7
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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- Directors
- Hikari
- Production companies
- Sight Unseen Pictures, Domo Arigato Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 26,585,129
Top Cast
Brendan FraserPhillip Vanderploeg
Takehiro HiraShinji Tada
Mari YamamotoAiko Nakajima
Shannon Mahina GormanMia Kawasaki
Akira EmotoKikuo Hasegawa
Paolo Andrea Di PietroHandsome Actor
Shinji OzekiCasting Director
Yuma SonanNeighbor Boyfriend
Gan FurukawaNeighbor Old Man
Helen SadlerSonia
Kaoru MizukiFuneral Home Receptionist
Shohei UnoMr. Daitoh
Sonoe MizoguchiDaitoh's Mother
Keiji YamashitaDaitoh's Father
Bun KimuraKota NakanoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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